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I heard that Unix/Linux is a monolithic-kernel whereas Hurd is micro-kernel. So, I want to know what is the difference between these kernel type?

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  • http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4537850/what-is-difference-between-monolithic-and-micro-kernel – Raja G Jan 02 '16 at 10:21

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Monolithic kernel is a single large processes running entirely in a single address space (kernel space) where as Microkernels, the kernel is broken down into separate processes. Some process run in kernel space and some run in user space.

Reference:

http://www.8bitavenue.com/2012/11/microkernel-vs-monolithic-os-architectures/

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