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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by TheIronYuppie on Wednesday June 29, 2011 @08:14PM (#2711927)
One of the smartest guys of all time, but this was unnecessary. Plus, Windows is _generally_ a modified microkernel (some violations, but mostly right) - and it runs > a billion machines.
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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by william42 on Wednesday June 29, 2011 @11:22PM (#2712379)
In fact, I doubt the kernel is responsible for any real performance issues anymore. A bloated userspace(especially on Windows, but most Linux distributions apply here too) is responsible.
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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by BananaRepublic on Thursday June 30, 2011 @06:54AM (#2713446)
Lolwut? Windows is at best a 'hybrid' kernel, and with that it's probably 95% monolithic and 5% microkernel-istic in it's design. How does that translate to '_generally_ a modified microkernel'?? You need to seriously read up on Monolithic/Hybrid/Microkernels and the differences between kernel and user-space. I'll be waiting.
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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by TheIronYuppie on Thursday June 30, 2011 @05:22PM (#2715771)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT

"Windows NT's kernel mode code further distinguishes between the "kernel", whose primary purpose is to implement processor and architecture dependent functions, and the "executive". This was designed as a modified microkernel, as the Windows NT kernel does not meet all of the criteria of a pure microkernel."

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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by BananaRepublic on Thursday June 30, 2011 @07:33PM (#2716193)
Ahh, wikipedia. Then, I raise you one, please make sure you read the NT description:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_kernel

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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by TheIronYuppie on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @03:10PM (#2731126)
I guess it's all just semantics at this point - my point was that you'd be more correct in saying that NT was a microkernel with some changes, than a monolithic with some changes (I suppose this was your point with pulling out the Hybrid term).

FYI, most drivers including video, have been moved back to a split between User Mode and Kernel Mode, rather than being completely kernel mode as they used to be (the Wikipedia article links to something that is very out of date). IIRC, Application IPC is still Kernel-Mode.

http://technet.microsoft.com/enus/library/cc784266(WS.10).as...

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Re:Linus Torvalds on userspace filesystems by TheIronYuppie on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @03:20PM (#2731161)
Oops, wrong copy paste - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480220.aspx

(about WDDM, which move most of the display driver functionality back to user-mode)

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