Monolithic (UNIX System V)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Operating System Kernel Architecture
gptkbp:advantage High performance due to less context switching
Less modularity
Potentially less secure due to all code running in kernel mode
gptkbp:contrastsWith Microkernel Architecture
gptkbp:feature All operating system services run in kernel space
Direct communication between kernel components
Single large process running entirely in a single address space
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 1980s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monolithic (UNIX System V)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Linux_Kernel
Other UNIX-like systems
gptkbp:influencedBy Earlier UNIX versions
gptkbp:kernelType Monolithic Kernel
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:UNIX_System_V
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AIX_operating_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7