openMosix

<p>openMosix was a <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free</a> <a href="/facts/Computer_cluster/mT7S1BcX">cluster</a> management system that provided <a href="/facts/Single-system_image/9uQE0fcS">single-system image</a> (SSI) capabilities, e.g. automatic work distribution among <a href="/facts/Node_(networking)/LBp2vNcJ">nodes</a>. It allowed program <a href="/facts/Process_(computing)/Vcq7EnUV">processes</a> (not <a href="/facts/Thread_(computer_science)/hh8WHyPd">threads</a>) to migrate to machines in the node's <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">network</a> that would be able to run that process faster (<a href="/facts/Process_migration/3bxlW2gH">process migration</a>). It was particularly useful for running parallel applications having low to moderate <a href="/facts/Input%2foutput/WQTE8Jas">input/output</a> (I/O). It was released as a <a href="/facts/Linux_kernel/dlkduHuA">Linux kernel</a> patch, but was also available on specialized <a href="/facts/Live_CD/J4bpHUs1">Live CDs</a>. openMosix development has been halted by its developers, but the LinuxPMI project is continuing development of the former openMosix code.
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