On Mon, 5 Apr 2021 08:21:13 +1200, Peter Reutemann quoted:
'While the pros and cons of Intel and AMD's respective proposals for interrupt and event handling in future processors are worthy of discussion, it's in reality mostly up to Intel. They are the bigger and more powerful corporation.'
Seems like, in the short run, AMD’s proposal will be first out of the starting blocks. Marketing muscle or not, there is such a thing as first-mover advantage.
'They also note that Torvalds took issue with a poster arguing that microkernels are more secure than monolithic kernels like Linux.
"Bah, you're just parroting the usual party line that had absolutely no basis in reality and when you look into the details, doesn't actually hold up.
It's all theory and handwaving and just repeating the same old FUD that was never actually really relevant."'
Microkernels certainly represent an enduring triumph of ideology over reality.