2.3 内核对象
操作系统内核提供的功能,很多并不是内核本身提供的,而是跑在内核态的程序提供
的,象Linux这样的操作系统的内核,这类内核程序可能是驱动,或以伪驱动形式存在的
内核程序。
seL4中的内核对象是内核向用户程序提供的一组功能集,应用程序眼中的这些内核对
象,与内核眼中的这些对象,在接口上是一样的,就是说,服务态程序中看到的这些对象,
并没被单独包装过,只是需要通过句柄才能标识这些对象。
CNodes
存储句柄(capabilities),以使线程可以访问特定对象中的方法。每个CNode有固定
数量的槽(Slot),槽的数量于CNode创建时确定,槽中可以有一个句柄,也可以为空。
线程控制块 Thread Control Blocks (TCBs)
线程是seL4中执行与调度的基本单位,提供有阻塞、非阻塞等等功能。
IPC端点 IPC Endpoints
实现线程间的通信,seL4内核提供有下列两种端点:
同步端点 Synchronous endpoints (Endpoint), which cause the sending thread
to block until its message is received; and
异步端点 Asynchronous endpoints (AsyncEP), which only allow short
messages to be sent, but do not cause the sender to block.
一个指向端点的句柄可以被限定为只发送(send-only)或只接收(receive-only),
并可以被设置为可以在线程间传递。
虚拟地址空间对象 Virtual Address Space Objects
用来创建虚拟地址空间(或VSpace),这些虚拟地址空间可以给一个线程或多个线程
使用。这些对象管理着物理的存储设备,例如,页字典(page directory)管理着页
表(page directory),页表就是让你的虚拟地址与物理地址对应起来的那个物理器
件MMU,内核还包括ASID Pool和ASID Control对象,用来跟踪地址空间状态。
中断对象 Interrupt Objects
give applications the ability to receive and ac-knowledge interrupts from
hardware devices. Initially, there is a capability to IRQControl, which allows
for the creation of IRQHandler capabilities. An IRQHandler capability permits
the management of a speci c interrupt source associated with a speci c device.
It is delegated to a device driver to access an interrupt source. The IRQHandler
object allows threads to wait for and acknowledge individual interrupts.
原始内存 Untyped Memory
is the foundation of memory allocation in the seL4 kernel. Untyped memory
capabilities have a single method which allows the creation of new kernel
objects. If the method succeeds, the calling thread gains access to
capabilities to the newly-created objects. Additionally, untyped memory
objects can be divided into a group of smaller untyped memory objects allowing
delegation of part (or all) of the system's memory. We discuss memory
management in general in the following sections.
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