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'''[http://agnix.sourceforge.net Agnix]''' is an educational [[Operating system|operating system]] [[Kernel (computer science)|kernel]].

Agnix is an [[open source]] project, which has been founded to provide an educational, network operating system kernel. Agnix is an extended kernel, written in pure [[C programming language|C]] code. It is an ideal starting point to learn about operating system kernel architecture. In addition Agnix is a very fast and small kernel and it is suggested that it be used in [[Embedded_system|embedded systems]] and everywhere a fast, small and stable operating system kernel is needed.

The main goal of the project is to provide an educational, network [[Operating system|operating system]] [[operating system kernel|kernel]] which will be fully compatible with the [[Linux kernel]] in the system call layer. The compatibility with Linux kernel is very important, because Agnix must be able to run programs compiled for [[Linux]]. This is the basis of the Agnix kernel project.

Agnix supports:
*'''Memory:''' [[32-bit]] protected mode, support for paging.
*'''Virtual memory:''' supports memory allocation algorithms (binary and buddy).
*'''Task management:''' [[multithread|mulithreading]], hardware switched tasks, round-robin scheduler.
*'''Synchronization:''' spinlocks and semaphores.
*'''Interrupts:''' interrupts serviced in fastirq kernel thread.
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==External link==
*[http://agnix.sourceforge.net Agnix's Website]
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/agnix/ SourceForge.net Project page]

[[Category:Operating system kernel]]
[[Category:Embedded operating systems]]
[[Category:Linux software]]