KernelTrap: Genetic Algorithm in the Kernel | Linux Today

KernelTrap: Genetic Algorithm in the Kernel

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 22, 2005

“Jake Moilanen released an updated version of his genetic
library patches for the 2.6.10 Linux kernel. He notes, ‘the major
change in this version is the introduction of phenotypes. A
phenotype is a set of genes the affect an observable property. In
genetic-library terms, it is a set of genes that will affect a
particular fitness measurement.’ He adds, ‘now multiple fitness
routines can be ran for each genetic library user. Then depending
on the results of a particular fitness measure, the specific genes
that directly affect that fitness measure can be modified. This
introduces a finer granularity that was missing in the first
release of the genetic-library…'”

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