From comp.os.minix, January 29, 1992
Andrew Tanenbaum argues that Linux’s monolithic kernel design is outdated. Torvalds responds, and an extraordinary debate about operating-system architecture follows.
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From comp.os.minix, January 29, 1992
Andrew Tanenbaum argues that Linux’s monolithic kernel design is outdated. Torvalds responds, and an extraordinary debate about operating-system architecture follows.
Other sources:
yeah the micro vs monolithic debate has been going on for a long long time. so far monolithic has won out usage wise.
Monolithic is just way easier to implement and maintain while also providing better performance