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Apple uses XNU which is a hybrid kernel based on the Mach 3 microkernel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU
by huxley 10y ago
Apple uses XNU which is a hybrid kernel based on the Mach 3 microkernel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU
- tossedaway334 10y agoOSX is effectively a microkernel in name only, its a microkernel with a single monolithic UNIX kernel client, and has virtually none of the advantages of a real microkernel setup with multiple clients sharing tasks.