From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrey A Mirtchovski To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [9fans] micro vs monolithic kernels Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 11:55:22 -0600 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7ab6fd86-eac9-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 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