Object- and Memory-Management Architecture

Object- and memory management are central components of an operating system for an object-oriented system. This paper describes the functionality of the components object store, object cache and object space and the perspectives resulting from this model for an object- and memory management. If the operating system itself is designed in an object-oriented manner, the question is how to manage the operating system objects. The answer is a hierarchical structure, which will be explained with the example object-store. The possibility to provide objects with operating system functionality within the scope of an application leads to an open operating system architecture. The interaction between application system and operating system may result in reflective and recursive relations between objects.