netbsd-help: Re: kernel.

Subject: Re: kernel.
To: Reinoud Koornstra <Reinoud.Koornstra@ibbnet.org>
From: David Brownlee <abs@mono.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/19/1999 21:29:35

	The inverse - a micro kernel involves extra overhead when passing
	messages between the kernel and modules. There are advantages to
	a micro kernel approach, but in general performance is not one of
	them.
		David/absolute
On 1999年10月19日, Reinoud Koornstra wrote:
> So you say that micro kernels are better when it comes to performance?
> 
> Bye,
> 
> Reinoud.
> 
> On 1999年10月19日, David Brownlee wrote:
> 
> > 	I think you may be referring to the "hurd", though as it happens
> > 	a significant performance "hurt" does tend to come with the use
> > 	of micro kernels vs monolithic kernels used in traditional unix
> > 	systems.