OS Fundamentalism: Using XOmB for fundamental OS research

Introduction: XOmB is a novel exokernel-inspired operating system (OS) project aimed at developing the most flexible OS architecture possible as a means of building more efficient systems and building systems more efficiently. In this poster we intend to illustrate the suitability of XOmB as the basis for research on fundamental OS redesign, and as a means of making core systems software development and experimentation more accessible to a wider audience. Our immediate aim is to build a research and education platform, but by doing so we contend XOmB offers the opportunity to develop more streamlined OS implementations for general purpose and server use. The flexibility we aim to achieve should allow the same kernel to be deployed in many scenarios, adapting the userspace if needed.