Experiences with the ChCore Experimental Operating System Kernel

Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.1 2026 Open access

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Authors: Haibo Chen, Yubin Xia, Jinyu Gu
DOI: 10.1145/3770762.3772610
Cited by: 1
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Abstract

ChCore is an experimental operating system kernel built from the ground up for both education and research. Compared to other similar kernels, ChCore is unique in three aspects: 1) ARM-centric in light of a recent shift of computing from x86 to ARM; 2) microkernelbased given a resurgent interest in microkernel from industry; 3) bimodal for both education and research such that students can easily switch from learning to researching. This paper will describe our five-year experiences in teaching and experimenting operating systems with ChCore.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Security and Verification in Computing Teaching and Learning Programming

Publication details

Journal / source
Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.1
Publisher
ACM
Pages
197–203
Publication date
13 February 2026