The Resource Manager

• Enforces user-specified policies attached to schedulers, users, applications; e.g.

  • Only user X can add threads to scheduler Y
  • DVD player is adaptable
  • Answering phone is more important than playing Quake

• Also:

  • Maps threads to schedulers
  • Loads new schedulers
  • Ensures composability

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