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Using a Multi-Tasking VM for Mobile Applications

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HotMobile '16: Proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications

Pages 93 - 98

https://doi.org/10.1145/2873587.2873596

Published: 23 February 2016 Publication History

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This paper discusses the potential benifits of switching Android's single VM per application runtime environment to a multi-tasking VM environment. A multi-tasking VM is a type of a Java virtual machine with the ability to execute multiple Java applications in one memory space. It does so by isolating the applications to prevent interferences. We argue that using a multi-tasking VM for mobile systems provides better control over application lifecycle management, more flexible memory management, and faster inter-application communication. To support this argument, we discuss a preliminary design, implementation, and evaluation for an alternative to Android's communication mechanism, Binder, and demonstrate the benefits afforded by a multi-tasking VM.

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Xu XCooper KBrock JZhang YYe H(2018)ShareJIT: JIT code cache sharing across processes and its practical implementationProceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages10.1145/32764942:OOPSLA(1-23)Online publication date: 24-Oct-2018
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Yan YZiarek L(2018)Application validation on RTDroidACM SIGBED Review10.1145/3269482.326948415:4(7-14)Online publication date: 20-Aug-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3269482.3269484
Hussein APayer MHosking AVick C(2017)One Process to Reap Them AllACM SIGPLAN Notices10.1145/3140607.305075452:7(171-186)Online publication date: 8-Apr-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3140607.3050754
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Index Terms

Using a Multi-Tasking VM for Mobile Applications
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Mobile computing
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Compilers
      1. Runtime environments
  2. Software organization and properties
    1. Contextual software domains
      1. Operating systems
        Memory management
        Process management
        Multiprocessing / multiprogramming / multitasking
      2. Software infrastructure
        Virtual machines

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HotMobile '16: Proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications

February 2016

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ISBN:9781450341455

DOI:10.1145/2873587

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Microsoft Research - Redmond WA, USA
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Xu XCooper KBrock JZhang YYe H(2018)ShareJIT: JIT code cache sharing across processes and its practical implementationProceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages10.1145/32764942:OOPSLA(1-23)Online publication date: 24-Oct-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3276494
Yan YZiarek L(2018)Application validation on RTDroidACM SIGBED Review10.1145/3269482.326948415:4(7-14)Online publication date: 20-Aug-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3269482.3269484
Hussein APayer MHosking AVick C(2017)One Process to Reap Them AllACM SIGPLAN Notices10.1145/3140607.305075452:7(171-186)Online publication date: 8-Apr-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3140607.3050754
Hussein APayer MHosking AVick C(2017)One Process to Reap Them AllProceedings of the 13th ACM SIGPLAN/SIGOPS International Conference on Virtual Execution Environments10.1145/3050748.3050754(171-186)Online publication date: 8-Apr-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3050748.3050754

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