Abstract:

In order to reduce the performance overhead induced by virtualization for smart devices, MuxOS is proposed and realized. It is a system architecture to support multiple operating systems for smart devices.It is able to coordinate the execution of multiple Linuxbased Operating Systems independently on a single smart device.The work principle of MuxOS is introduced,and the running process is described.Test results show that MuxOS outperforms other virtualization products like Xen and allows switching operating systems under one second.

Key words: MuxOS;operating system;smart device