Re: L4-hurd Digest, Vol 6, Issue 12

[Niklas Soderlund]

On 20 May 2003 09:33:37 +0200
address@hidden (Niels M) wrote:

> To get a multiserver system as fast as a well-crafted monolithic
> kernel (like bsd or linux) seems quite hard.
But possible?

> 
> Having fast ipc primitives is one important issue, and that's where L4
> enters the picture.

Ok, I have always thought that microkernel-based systems were faster than
monolithickernel systems.
I am new to this, could you please explain some benefits with microkernel
against monolithic?

Thanks,
Niklas