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-xv6 is a re-implementation of Unix Version 6 (v6), which was developed
-by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson. xv6 follows the structure and
-style of v6, but is implemented for a modern x86-based multiprocessor
-using ANSI C.
+xv6 is a re-implementation of Dennis Ritchie's and Ken Thompson's Unix
+Version 6 (v6). xv6 loosely follows the structure and style of v6,
+but is implemented for a modern x86-based multiprocessor using ANSI C.
-xv6 is inspired by the following work by Lions about Unix version 6:
+xv6 is inspired by John Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition (Peer
+to Peer Communications; ISBN: 1-57398-013-7; 1st edition (June 14,
+2000)). See also http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2006/v6.html, which
+provides pointers to on-line resources for v6.
-- Lions' Commentary on UNIX' 6th Edition, John Lions, Peer to Peer
-Communications; ISBN: 1-57398-013-7; 1st edition (June 14, 2000). See
-also http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2006/v6.html, which provides
-pointers to on-line resources for v6.
-
-Code was used from the following sources:
- JOS (asm.h, elf.h, mmu.h, bootasm.S, ide.c, and others)
+xv6 borrows code from the following sources:
+ JOS (asm.h, elf.h, mmu.h, bootasm.S, ide.c, console.c, and others)
Plan 9 (bootother.S, mp.h, mp.c, ioapic.h, lapic.c)
FreeBSD (ioapic.c)
+ NetBSD (console.c)
The following people made contributions:
Russ Cox (context switching, locking)