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Resource Management Ontology

Operating Systems
Authors: MArk Anthony Higgins - Sky Recursive Ai
© Mark Anthony Higgins 11 October 2025
Revised Date: 01 October 2026
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FLOW ALGEBRA — RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ONTOLOGY
Semantic Library
Version: 4.0
Canonical Page:
https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/computing-ontologies/operating-systems/resource-management-ontology.html

FLOW RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_ONTOLOGY {

  META {
    DOMAIN = "Computing Ontologies"
    SUBDOMAIN = "Operating Systems"
    ONTOLOGY = "Resource Management Ontology"
    PURPOSE = "Formalise operating-system resources, allocation, ownership, scheduling, quotas, contention, reclamation, accounting and resource-state relationships."
    LOCALE = "en-GB"
  }

  ENTITY_TYPES {
    RESOURCE
    SYSTEM_RESOURCE
    COMPUTATIONAL_RESOURCE
    PROCESSOR_RESOURCE
    CPU_RESOURCE
    CORE_RESOURCE
    MEMORY_RESOURCE
    PHYSICAL_MEMORY
    VIRTUAL_MEMORY
    STORAGE_RESOURCE
    IO_RESOURCE
    DEVICE_RESOURCE
    NETWORK_RESOURCE
    FILE_RESOURCE
    FILE_DESCRIPTOR
    SOCKET_RESOURCE
    BUFFER
    CACHE
    PROCESS
    THREAD
    TASK
    USER
    GROUP
    OWNER
    REQUESTER
    RESOURCE_MANAGER
    SCHEDULER
    ALLOCATOR
    RESOURCE_POOL
    RESOURCE_REQUEST
    RESOURCE_ALLOCATION
    RESOURCE_RELEASE
    RESOURCE_RECLAMATION
    RESOURCE_RESERVATION
    RESOURCE_LIMIT
    QUOTA
    SOFT_LIMIT
    HARD_LIMIT
    PRIORITY
    POLICY
    ALLOCATION_POLICY
    SCHEDULING_POLICY
    ACCOUNTING_POLICY
    USAGE
    UTILISATION
    CAPACITY
    AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
    DEMAND
    CONTENTION
    WAIT
    WAIT_QUEUE
    STARVATION
    DEADLOCK
    PREEMPTION
    RECLAIMABLE_RESOURCE
    NONRECLAIMABLE_RESOURCE
    SHARED_RESOURCE
    EXCLUSIVE_RESOURCE
    LOCK
    HANDLE
    PERMISSION
    PRIVILEGE
    CREDENTIAL
    ACCOUNTING_RECORD
    METRIC
    STATE
    EVENT
    ERROR
    FAILURE
    CONFIGURATION
    OS_VERSION
    KERNEL_VERSION
    EVIDENCE
    CONFIDENCE_SCORE
    PROVENANCE_RECORD
  }

  RELATIONSHIPS {
    IS_A
    INSTANCE_OF
    PART_OF
    CONTAINS
    MANAGES
    REQUESTS
    ALLOCATES
    ASSIGNS_TO
    OWNS
    USES
    SHARES
    RESERVES
    RELEASES
    RECLAIMS
    PREEMPTS
    LIMITS
    QUOTAS
    ACCOUNTS_FOR
    MEASURES
    WAITS_FOR
    CONTENDS_FOR
    LOCKS
    UNLOCKS
    PERMITS
    DENIES
    HAS_CAPACITY
    HAS_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
    HAS_DEMAND
    HAS_USAGE
    HAS_UTILISATION
    HAS_LIMIT
    HAS_QUOTA
    HAS_PRIORITY
    HAS_POLICY
    HAS_STATE
    TRANSITIONS_TO
    HAS_CONFIGURATION
    DEPENDS_ON
    PRECEDES
    FOLLOWS
    FAILS_WITH
    DERIVED_FROM
    INFERRED_FROM
    HAS_EVIDENCE
    HAS_CONFIDENCE
    HAS_PROVENANCE
    SEMANTICALLY_EQUIVALENT_TO
  }

  INPUTS {
    RESOURCE_INVENTORIES
    PROCESS_AND_THREAD_DATA
    RESOURCE_REQUEST_TRACES
    ALLOCATION_TRACES
    RELEASE_TRACES
    CPU_USAGE_DATA
    MEMORY_USAGE_DATA
    STORAGE_USAGE_DATA
    IO_USAGE_DATA
    NETWORK_USAGE_DATA
    FILE_DESCRIPTOR_DATA
    QUOTA_DATA
    LIMIT_DATA
    PRIORITY_DATA
    POLICY_DATA
    WAIT_QUEUE_DATA
    LOCK_TRACES
    ACCOUNTING_DATA
    PERFORMANCE_METRICS
    ERROR_LOGS
    CONFIGURATION_DATA
    OS_VERSION_DATA
    KERNEL_VERSION_DATA
    ONTOLOGY_TERMS
  }

  NORMALISE {
    STANDARDISE_RESOURCE_IDENTIFIERS
    NORMALISE_RESOURCE_TYPES
    NORMALISE_PROCESS_AND_THREAD_IDENTIFIERS
    NORMALISE_CAPACITY_UNITS
    NORMALISE_USAGE_UNITS
    NORMALISE_UTILISATION_METRICS
    NORMALISE_QUOTAS_AND_LIMITS
    NORMALISE_PRIORITY_VALUES
    NORMALISE_POLICY_NAMES
    NORMALISE_ACCOUNTING_PERIODS
    NORMALISE_OS_AND_KERNEL_VERSIONS
    RESOLVE_RESOURCE_AND_OWNER_IDENTITIES
    ALIGN_ONTOLOGY_TERMS
    REMOVE_DUPLICATES
    VALIDATE_METADATA
    PRESERVE_PROVENANCE
  }

  PROCESS RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_PIPELINE {
    RESOURCE_DEMAND
      -> RESOURCE_REQUEST
      -> REQUEST_VALIDATION
      -> POLICY_AND_PERMISSION_CHECK
      -> AVAILABILITY_CHECK
      -> ALLOCATION_OR_WAIT_OR_DENIAL
      -> RESOURCE_USE
      -> ACCOUNTING
      -> RELEASE_OR_RECLAMATION
      -> RESOURCE_STATE_UPDATE
  }

  PROCESS ALLOCATION_REASONING {
    REQUESTER + RESOURCE_REQUEST
      -> RESOURCE_TYPE_AND_AMOUNT

    RESOURCE_TYPE_AND_AMOUNT
      -> LIMIT_AND_QUOTA_CHECK

    LIMIT_AND_QUOTA_CHECK
      -> AVAILABILITY_CHECK

    AVAILABLE
      -> ALLOCATION

    UNAVAILABLE
      -> WAIT_OR_DENY_OR_RECLAIM_OR_PREEMPT
  }

  PROCESS CPU_RESOURCE_REASONING {
    RUNNABLE_TASKS
      -> CPU_DEMAND

    CPU_DEMAND
      -> SCHEDULER_POLICY

    SCHEDULER_POLICY
      -> CPU_OR_CORE_ALLOCATION

    CPU_OR_CORE_ALLOCATION
      -> EXECUTION

    PREEMPTION_OR_BLOCK
      -> CPU_RELEASE_OR_REASSIGNMENT
  }

  PROCESS MEMORY_RESOURCE_REASONING {
    PROCESS
      -> MEMORY_REQUEST

    MEMORY_REQUEST
      -> VIRTUAL_OR_PHYSICAL_MEMORY_ALLOCATION

    MEMORY_PRESSURE
      -> RECLAIMABLE_MEMORY_IDENTIFICATION

    RECLAIMABLE_MEMORY
      -> CACHE_RECLAIM_OR_PAGE_RECLAIM_OR_SWAP

    RELEASE_EVENT
      -> MEMORY_DEALLOCATION
  }

  PROCESS IO_RESOURCE_REASONING {
    IO_REQUESTS
      -> DEVICE_OR_CHANNEL_DEMAND

    DEVICE_OR_CHANNEL_DEMAND
      -> IO_QUEUE

    IO_QUEUE
      -> SCHEDULING_OR_ARBITRATION

    SCHEDULED_REQUEST
      -> DEVICE_ACCESS

    COMPLETION
      -> RESOURCE_RELEASE_OR_NEXT_REQUEST
  }

  PROCESS QUOTA_AND_LIMIT_REASONING {
    REQUESTER_USAGE + NEW_REQUEST
      -> PROJECTED_USAGE

    PROJECTED_USAGE
      -> SOFT_LIMIT_CHECK
      -> HARD_LIMIT_CHECK
      -> QUOTA_CHECK

    WITHIN_POLICY
      -> ALLOW_REQUEST

    EXCEEDS_POLICY
      -> WARN_THROTTLE_OR_DENY
  }

  PROCESS CONTENTION_REASONING {
    MULTIPLE_REQUESTERS + SHARED_RESOURCE
      -> CONCURRENT_DEMAND

    CONCURRENT_DEMAND
      -> CAPACITY_AND_POLICY_CHECK

    DEMAND_EXCEEDS_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
      -> CONTENTION

    CONTENTION
      -> QUEUE_OR_PREEMPT_OR_THROTTLE_OR_DENY
  }

  PROCESS DEADLOCK_REASONING {
    TASKS + RESOURCE_WAIT_RELATIONS
      -> WAIT_FOR_GRAPH

    WAIT_FOR_GRAPH
      -> CYCLE_DETECTION

    CYCLE
      -> DEADLOCK_CANDIDATE

    DEADLOCK_CANDIDATE
      -> RESOURCE_AND_RUNTIME_STATE_VALIDATION
  }

  PROCESS ACCOUNTING_REASONING {
    RESOURCE_ALLOCATION
      -> USAGE_MEASUREMENT

    USAGE_MEASUREMENT
      -> ACCOUNTING_RECORD

    ACCOUNTING_RECORD
      -> AGGREGATION

    AGGREGATION
      -> QUOTA_POLICY_OR_REPORTING_INPUT
  }

  RULES {
    IF RESOURCE_IS_ALLOCATED
    THEN LINK {
      RESOURCE
      REQUESTER
      AMOUNT_OR_SCOPE
      TIME_CONTEXT
      POLICY_CONTEXT
    }

    IF RESOURCE_REQUEST_EXCEEDS_HARD_LIMIT
    THEN DENY_OR_APPLY_DEFINED_POLICY

    IF RESOURCE_IS_SHARED
    THEN DO_NOT_ASSUME_EXCLUSIVE_OWNERSHIP

    IF RESOURCE_IS_EXCLUSIVE
    AND ALREADY_ALLOCATED
    THEN REQUIRE WAIT_DENIAL_OR_PREEMPTION_BEHAVIOUR

    IF RESOURCE_CONTENTION_EXISTS
    THEN DO_NOT_ASSERT_DEADLOCK_WITHOUT_WAIT_CYCLE_AND_STATE_VALIDATION

    IF RESOURCE_IS_RELEASED
    THEN UPDATE_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY_AND_DEPENDENT_WAITERS

    IF USAGE_IS_MEASURED
    THEN PRESERVE ACCOUNTING_PERIOD_AND_MEASUREMENT_CONTEXT

    IF SEMANTIC_IDENTIFIERS_DIFFER
    AND RESOURCE_REFERENT_IS_SAME
    THEN APPLY SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
  }

  CONFIDENCE {
    CONFIDENCE_SCORE =
      WEIGHT(
        RESOURCE_IDENTITY_CERTAINTY,
        CAPACITY_DATA_COMPLETENESS,
        REQUEST_TRACE_COMPLETENESS,
        ALLOCATION_TRACE_COMPLETENESS,
        POLICY_CERTAINTY,
        USAGE_MEASUREMENT_QUALITY,
        RUNTIME_STATE_OBSERVABILITY,
        PROVENANCE_COMPLETENESS
      )

    LEVELS {
      HIGH
      MODERATE
      LOW
      INSUFFICIENT
    }

    IF RESOURCE_CAPACITY_OR_POLICY_IS_UNKNOWN
    THEN REDUCE_ALLOCATION_INFERENCE_CONFIDENCE

    IF RUNTIME_WAIT_STATE_IS_PARTIAL
    THEN REDUCE_CONTENTION_AND_DEADLOCK_CONFIDENCE

    IF COMPLETE_TRACE_CONFIRMS_ALLOCATION_AND_RELEASE
    THEN INCREASE CONFIDENCE_SCORE
  }

  SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE {
    EQUIVALENCE_KEY =
      NORMALISE(
        ENTITY_TYPE,
        RESOURCE_IDENTIFIER,
        RESOURCE_TYPE,
        OS_INSTANCE,
        KERNEL_CONTEXT,
        CONFIGURATION
      )

    IF EQUIVALENCE_KEY(A) == EQUIVALENCE_KEY(B)
    THEN A SEMANTICALLY_EQUIVALENT_TO B

    ELSE PRESERVE_DISTINCT_ENTITIES
  }

  REASONING_CONSTRAINTS {
    RESOURCE != RESOURCE_REQUEST
    REQUEST != ALLOCATION
    ALLOCATION != OWNERSHIP_IN_ALL_CONTEXTS
    CAPACITY != AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
    USAGE != CAPACITY
    UTILISATION != DEMAND
    SHARED_RESOURCE != EXCLUSIVE_RESOURCE
    CONTENTION != DEADLOCK
    WAIT != STARVATION
    SOFT_LIMIT != HARD_LIMIT
    QUOTA != CURRENT_USAGE
    PREEMPTION != RELEASE_BY_REQUESTER
    RECLAMATION != FAILURE
    RESOURCE_STATE_IS_TIME_DEPENDENT
    POLICY_AND_CONFIGURATION_AFFECT_ALLOCATION_BEHAVIOUR
    PROVENANCE_MUST_BE_PRESERVED
    UNCERTAINTY_MUST_NOT_BE_DISCARDED
  }

  VALIDATION {
    CHECK_ENTITY_TYPES
    CHECK_RELATION_DOMAINS_AND_RANGES
    CHECK_RESOURCE_IDENTITY
    CHECK_RESOURCE_TYPE
    CHECK_CAPACITY
    CHECK_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
    CHECK_REQUESTER_IDENTITY
    CHECK_REQUEST
    CHECK_ALLOCATION
    CHECK_RELEASE
    CHECK_QUOTA_AND_LIMITS
    CHECK_PRIORITY_AND_POLICY
    CHECK_CONTENTION
    CHECK_WAIT_RELATIONS
    CHECK_DEADLOCK_RELATIONS
    CHECK_ACCOUNTING
    CHECK_OS_AND_KERNEL_CONTEXT
    CHECK_CONFIGURATION
    CHECK_PROVENANCE
    CHECK_CONFIDENCE
    CHECK_SEMANTIC_CONSISTENCY
  }

  OUTPUTS {
    NORMALISED_RESOURCE_ENTITIES
    RESOURCE_REQUEST_RELATIONS
    ALLOCATION_RELATIONS
    OWNERSHIP_AND_USAGE_RELATIONS
    RELEASE_AND_RECLAMATION_RELATIONS
    CAPACITY_AND_AVAILABILITY_RELATIONS
    QUOTA_AND_LIMIT_RELATIONS
    PRIORITY_AND_POLICY_RELATIONS
    CONTENTION_RELATIONS
    WAIT_QUEUE_RELATIONS
    DEADLOCK_HYPOTHESES
    ACCOUNTING_RELATIONS
    RESOURCE_STATE_TRANSITIONS
    UTILISATION_PROFILES
    CONFIDENCE_SCORES
    EVIDENCE_LINKS
    PROVENANCE_RECORDS
    EXPLANATION_PATHS
  }

  UPDATE_MODEL {
    ON RESOURCE_EVENT {
      NORMALISE
      RESOLVE_RESOURCE_AND_REQUESTER_IDENTITIES
      UPDATE_RESOURCE_STATE
      UPDATE_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
      UPDATE_ALLOCATIONS
      UPDATE_WAIT_QUEUES
      UPDATE_USAGE_AND_ACCOUNTING
      RECOMPUTE_DEPENDENT_INFERENCES
      UPDATE_CONFIDENCE
    }

    ON NEW_USAGE_POLICY_OR_ERROR_DATA {
      LINK_EVIDENCE
      UPDATE_RESOURCE_PROFILE
      UPDATE_QUOTA_AND_LIMIT_STATE
      REASSESS_CONTENTION_STARVATION_AND_DEADLOCK
      UPDATE_CONFIDENCE
      RECORD_PROVENANCE
    }

    ON ONTOLOGY_REVISION {
      REMAP_TERMS
      CHECK_SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
      IDENTIFY_DEPRECATED_TERMS
      MIGRATE_RELATIONSHIPS
      PRESERVE_PRIOR_VERSION_REFERENCES
    }
  }

  FLOW_HASH {
    HASH_INPUT =
      CANONICALISE(
        ENTITY_TYPES,
        RELATIONSHIPS,
        RULES,
        CONFIDENCE,
        SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE,
        REASONING_CONSTRAINTS,
        UPDATE_MODEL
      )

    FLOW_HASH = SHA256(HASH_INPUT)
  }

  AI_CONSUMPTION {
    INDEX {
      ONTOLOGY
      ENTITY_TYPES
      RELATIONSHIPS
      RULES
      OUTPUTS
    }

    RETRIEVE {
      BY_RESOURCE
      BY_RESOURCE_TYPE
      BY_REQUESTER
      BY_ALLOCATION
      BY_USAGE
      BY_CAPACITY
      BY_QUOTA
      BY_LIMIT
      BY_POLICY
      BY_CONTENTION
      BY_WAIT
      BY_DEADLOCK
      BY_ACCOUNTING
      BY_CONFIDENCE
    }

    REASON {
      APPLY_RELATIONSHIPS
      APPLY_RULES
      TRACE_RESOURCE_REQUESTS
      TRACE_ALLOCATIONS
      TRACE_RELEASES_AND_RECLAMATION
      ANALYSE_CPU_RESOURCES
      ANALYSE_MEMORY_RESOURCES
      ANALYSE_IO_RESOURCES
      ANALYSE_QUOTAS_AND_LIMITS
      ANALYSE_CONTENTION
      ANALYSE_DEADLOCKS
      ANALYSE_ACCOUNTING
      CHECK_SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
      PRESERVE_UNCERTAINTY
      TRACE_EVIDENCE
      TRACE_PROVENANCE
      GENERATE_EXPLANATION_PATH
    }

    RESPONSE_POLICY {
      DISTINGUISH_REQUEST_FROM_ALLOCATION
      DISTINGUISH_CAPACITY_FROM_AVAILABLE_CAPACITY
      DISTINGUISH_CONTENTION_FROM_DEADLOCK
      PRESERVE_REQUESTER_POLICY_QUOTA_TIME_OS_AND_KERNEL_CONTEXT
      PRESERVE_SHARED_OR_EXCLUSIVE_RESOURCE_CONTEXT
      RETURN_CONFIDENCE_WHEN_AVAILABLE
      RETURN_PROVENANCE_WHEN_AVAILABLE
      AVOID_UNSUPPORTED_RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_INFERENCE
    }
  }

  TERMINAL {
    RESULT =
      VALIDATED(
        SEMANTICALLY_NORMALISED(
          EVIDENCE_LINKED(
            CONFIDENCE_AWARE(
              RESOURCE_MANAGEMENT_KNOWLEDGE
            )
          )
        )
      )
  }
}

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