The primary goal of this research is to improve the scalability and robustness of the Linux operating system to support greater network server workloads more reliably. We are specifically interested in single-system scalability, performance, and reliability of network server infrastructure products running on Linux, such as LDAP directory servers, IMAP electronic mail servers, and web servers, among others. Summary We focused on building our web server test harness during the last two months. We've been joined by new staff and new sponsors. We're continuing to reach out to potential sponsors.
Work continues on long-term projects.
Milestones Niels, Peter, and Chuck attended the Usenix Technical Conference in Monterey. Peter and Chuck also attended the Linux Expo in Raleigh, North Carolina. Stephen Molloy and Jonathan Nicklin, both U-M undergrads, have joined the project for the summer semester. After a month of working on SpecWeb96, we've obtained a pre-release copy of SpecWeb99, which appears to work more smoothly on Linux. It is capable of providing significantly heavier web server loads than SpecWeb96.