Re: [9fans] micro vs monolithic kernels

[presotto@plan9.bell-labs.com]

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Because you need a brain the size of a planet to design a
microkernel based system and we only have egos that big.

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From: Andrey A Mirtchovski <aam396@mail.usask.ca>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] micro vs monolithic kernels
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 11:55:22 -0600 (CST)
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.10.10104081148380.17278-100000@ultra5d.usask.ca>

hello all,

i seem to remember reading somewhere a reasoning on why it was chosen to
implement p9 with a monolithic kernel, instead of a micro one..

i can't find the link anymore, so i'd like to ask for, either pointers to any
documents discussing this, or a brief explanation in an email from anyone,
who feels they can give me one..

let me state the question clearly: why did the bell-labs team chose to
implement plan9 using a monolithic kernel?


i realize that a comparative analysis of the two architectures can lead to a
flamefest, so i ask only for facts :)


andrey