Re: Help in DSM design

From: Peter Rival (frival@zk3.dec.com)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2000 - 10:52:27 EST


Horst von Brand wrote:

> Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@compaq.com> said:
>
> [...]
>
> > correct me if i'm wrong, but aren't all the SysVR4 derived unices
> > (T64/IRIX/Solaris/Unixware) using Mach based kernels? And MacOS X too?
>
> All monolytic, except possibly MacOS X (don't know that one, and I remember
>

Not entirely correct. T64 does use the concept of loadable modules (there are
those here who like to say it's a microkernel without the cost - dunno about
that, but...). And it most assuredly is Mach based - you can't go very far
into the source base before you start seeing Mach-isms all over the place.

 - Pete

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