Re: FreeBSD: Monolithic Kernel or Microkernel?

From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey (grog_at_FreeBSD.org)
Date: 02/06/05

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To: Nicholas Ink <quantescape@comcast.net>

    On Saturday, 5 February 2005 at 20:39:21 -0500, Nicholas Ink wrote:
    > Hi.
    > I've heard conflicting reports about the true nature of FreeBSD's
    > kernel and whether it is a microkernel or a monolithic kernel. Does
    > anybody know which it definitively is

    It's monolithic. It is possible to add separate modules ("kernel
    loadable modules"), but that doesn't change the overall structure.

    > and where on the FreeBSD website I can find out more about this
    > topic?

    It's possible that that is missing. I certainly can't point to
    anything there.

    Greg 

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