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It would be interesting to see if modern multi-core cpus make the possible overhead of microkernels a non-issue today.
by badosu 8y ago
It would be interesting to see if modern multi-core cpus make the possible overhead of microkernels a non-issue today.
- jacquesm 8y agoMicrokernels are much easier to optimize for multi-core CPUs than monoliths. The ´kernel modules´ from a monolith run as user processes in a microkernel environment so they automatically benefit from more cores.