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xv6 is a re-implementation of Dennis Ritchie's and Ken Thompson's Unix
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Version 6 (v6). xv6 loosely follows the structure and style of v6,
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but is implemented for a modern x86-based multiprocessor using ANSI C.
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2006-09-04 11:52:36 +00:00
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xv6 is inspired by John Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition (Peer
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to Peer Communications; ISBN: 1-57398-013-7; 1st edition (June 14,
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2000)). See also http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2006/v6.html, which
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provides pointers to on-line resources for v6.
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xv6 borrows code from the following sources:
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JOS (asm.h, elf.h, mmu.h, bootasm.S, ide.c, console.c, and others)
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2006-09-03 15:10:33 +00:00
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Plan 9 (bootother.S, mp.h, mp.c, ioapic.h, lapic.c)
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FreeBSD (ioapic.c)
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NetBSD (console.c)
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2006-09-03 15:10:33 +00:00
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The following people made contributions:
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Russ Cox (context switching, locking)
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Cliff Frey (MP)
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Xiao Yu (MP)
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If you spot errors or have suggestions for improvement, please send
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email to Frans Kaashoek and Robert Morris
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({kaashoek,rtm}@csail.mit.edu). This version is the very first one,
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so don't be surprised if there are errors or the code is unclear.
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