2007/6/3, Vihan Pandey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> AFAIK, the main reason Linux (and other commercially used OS kernels)
> stay away from pure microkernels is speed. The microkernel design
> doesn't optimize for speed, it does so for clarity in design.
> Monolithic (and hybrid) kernels optimize for speed while at the same
> time, having sufficiently clear design.
and is that a reason to dismiss the very idea of Mircro kernels itself
? Again to quote AST ````In bilogy, extinction is forever, but in
computer science, it is sometimes only for a few years".
Priorities change over time and advancement of technology. If we could
provide a more secure and reliable system at the cost of performance
we might still go for it, because hardware is become cheap.
Cheers
Praveen
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