Allen> It is because of this slowness that micro-kernels are
Allen> sometimes very large, as in the case of NT. To speed up a
Allen> micro-kernel you put the more important parts into the
Allen> kernel proper.
Not necessarily. You need a good design. See the QNX and L4
kernels.
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