On 8/4/2006 at 9:56 PM Scott Quinn wrote:
Microkernels are neat in theory, but a well-trimmed
monolithic kernel
seems to do pretty well with not too much space.
Let me try that again. NT 3.51 and earlier had the video drivers outside
of kernel mode. When 4.0 brought them in as kernel mode, things got quite
a bit faster.
Cheers,
Chuck