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> The kernel is still going to be big and monolithic (it contains the entire BSD kernel in the same address space!) macOS does not use “the” BSD kernel (it’s n
by jen20 5y ago
> The kernel is still going to be big and monolithic (it contains the entire BSD kernel in the same address space!)
macOS does not use “the” BSD kernel (it’s not even obvious what your assertion even means since there are many members of the BSD family, each with their own kernel - none of which macOS uses).
- AlotOfReading 5y agoI'd assume they're talking about XNU, which ultimately derives from "the" original Berkeley distribution like all of the other BSDs.
- tyingq 5y agoLarge parts of XNU come from both 4.3BSD and FreeBSD.