Load Distribution

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1 Introduction.
• 1.1 Motivation.
• 1.2 Load Distribution.
• 1.3 Research Contributions.
• 1.4 Thesis Outline.
• 2 Background and Related Work.
• 2.1 Introduction.
• 2.2 Migration.
• 2.3 Load Information Management.
• 2.4 Distributed Scheduling.
• 2.5 Summary.
• 3 Mach and Load Distribution.
• 3.1 Introduction.
• 3.2 Mach.
• 3.3 Mach NORMA Version.
• 3.4 Mach Support for Load Distribution.
• 3.5 Load Distribution Architecture, Overview.
• 3.6 Summary.
• 4 Task Migration.
• 4.1 Introduction.
• 4.2 General Principles and Architecture.
• 4.3 Requirements for Microkernels.
• 4.4 Implementation.
• 4.5 Performance Measurements.
• 4.6 Related Work.
• 4.7 Summary.
• 5 Load Information Management.
• 5.1 Introduction.
• 5.2 Load Information Collection.
• 5.3 Information Dissemination and Negotiation.
• 5.4 Performance Measurements.
• 5.5 Characterization of Mach Applications.
• 5.6 Summary.
• 6 Distributed Scheduling.
• 6.1 Introduction.
• 6.2 Distributed Scheduling Algorithms.
• 6.3 Artificial Load.
• 6.4 Performance Measurements.
• 6.5 Summary.
• 7 Lessons Learned.
• 7.1 Introduction.
• 7.2 Task Migration Implementation.
• 7.3 Task Migration is not Always Enough.
• 7.4 Task Migration v. Initial Placement.
• 7.5 Microkernels are the Right Level for LD.
• 7.6 Experiences with Network IPC.
• 7.7 Fault Tolerance is Hard to Support.
• 7.8 Summary.
• 8 Conclusions and Future Work.
• 8.1 Introduction.
• 8.2 Summary of Results.
• 8.3 Future Work.
• 8.4 Conclusion.