Design Questions

• Can new application approaches obtain better results?

• How does the performance of traditional applications compare when implemented on an exokernel?

• Is global performance compromised with no centralized authority for scheduling and multiplexing?

• Is system integrity lowered?

Test with Xok (Intel x86-based) exokernel and ExOS (provides Unix compatibility).

Related work on microkernels, virtual machines and downloading code into the kernel.