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A study of initialization in Linux and OpenBSD

2005; Association for Computing Machinery; Volume: 39; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1145/1055218.1055226

1943-586X

Catherine A. Dodge, Cynthia Irvine, Thuy Nguyen,

Advanced Data Storage Technologies

The code that initializes a system can be notoriously difficult to understand. In secure systems, initialization is critical for establishing a starting state that is secure. This paper explores two architectures used for bringing an operating system to its initial state, once the operating system gains control from the boot loader. Specifically, the ways in which the OpenBSD and Linux operating systems handle initialization are dissected.