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SUMMARY:The 'convergence' of operating systems and distributed systems - H
 enry Robinson (Computer Laboratory)
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CONTACT:Stephen Kell
DESCRIPTION:It's become common to hear people working on operating systems
  for modern multicore machines assert that "computers are becoming much mo
 re like distributed systems". In this talklet I hope to kick off a discuss
 ion about whether this is really true\, and whether we can apply the techn
 iques and models of traditional distributed systems theory to multicore ma
 chines without significant adaptation. I'll present a short analysis of fa
 ilure detection\, network (a)synchrony and cost models in the context of a
  multicore machine\, and demonstrate what I perceive as the important diff
 erences by showing how the theoretical solution to the consensus problem c
 an be greatly improved upon with a little domain knowledge. There will be 
 plenty for reasonable people to disagree about!
LOCATION:Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building\, Room FW11
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