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Linux: a Portable Operating System (Master of Science Thesis)

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We explore the hardware portability issues in Linux that were uncovered when porting the operating system to multiple CPU and bus architectures. We also discuss software interface portability issues, especially with regard to binary compatibility with other operating systems that can share the same hardware platform. The approach taken in Linux is described,with a few example architectures covered in some more detail.

Author(s): Linus Torvalds
Publisher: University of Helsinki
Year: 1997

Language: English
Pages: 60