Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-23,: Re: linux and micro kernel

# Re: linux and micro kernel

Paul (set@pobox.com)
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 18:50:01 -0400 (EDT)

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On Fri, 9 Jun 2000 willy@thepuffingroup.com wrote:

@>
@>On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 02:56:53PM +0200, yoann@mandrakesoft.com wrote:
@>> "Johan Kullstam" <kullstam@ne.mediaone.net> writes:
@>>
@>> > Tonglu Yi <tlyi@fm365.com> writes:
@>> >
@>> > > linux is not micro kernel based OS, would it change to that in the
@>> > > future?
@>> >
@>> > never say never, but the chances of this happening are slim and none.
@>> >
@>> > especially since linux has automatic loading and unloading of kernel
@>> > modules, the advantages of microkernel are few.
@>>
@>> There is advantage : with microkernel, you have one kernel, which is
@>> really small and run on top of the system which is there to manage
@>> basic task, all the other stuff ( drivers for exemple ) are located
@>> in userspace.
@>
@>I wish I'd saved that quote from Linus last time he commented on it.
@>something like "Message passing microkernels are an exercise in
@>computer science masturbation".
@>

Look in archives for thread with subject:

Some very thought-provoking ideas about OS architecture.

Linus said:

> In short: message passing as the fundamental operation of the OS
> is just an excercise in computer science masturbation. It may
> feel good, but you don't actually get anything DONE.

( Which is taken out of a larger context, but is still revealing about
his feelings on the subject :)

Paul

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