Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 14:11:35 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Mark Ovens <parish@magichamster.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kernel for Dual Core Message-ID: <18490.64855.333616.875277@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <483AF28F.1080102@magichamster.com> References: <483ADEA1.40206@webrz.net> <483AE57B.2000106@magichamster.com> <483AEB21.4070100@webrz.net> <483AF28F.1080102@magichamster.com>
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Mark Ovens writes: > The advantage of building a custom kernel is ... There are others. If I understand correctly, space for the kernel (code and data) is allocated once at initial system load. Smaller code portion => more space for data. Second, fewer components => fewer interactions => fewer possible points of failure. And, _anecdotally_, smaller kernels are faster. I haven't tested in a few years, but it used to be enough faster you could tell it with the naked eye. Robert Huff
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