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> > It is a monolithic kernel written entirely in a memory unsafe language > Also true of windows and Mac. I believe Windows is hybrid kernel not a monolithic
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 7y ago
> > It is a monolithic kernel written entirely in a memory unsafe language
> Also true of windows and Mac.
I believe Windows is hybrid kernel not a monolithic one.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_kernel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_kernel
- thayne 7y agoas I understand it, a hybrid kernel doesn't have a security advantage over a monolithic kernel, because the drivers/modules are still running in kernel space (as opposed to running in user-space in a true microkernel).