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Re: preemtive or non-prempteve ?

On 8/5/05, Ajith <aunnikrishnan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I hav  two small doubts
> 
> 1.Is the Linux kernel  is pre-emptive or non pre-emptive ?

Its not pre-emptive. But I think some ppl (esp those who use linux for
real-time tasks) put patches to make it preemptive.

> 2.What are the difference between 2.4 and 2.6 kernel ?

Lots of differences. The o(1) scheduler, large changes in VM, Device
driver interfaces, PCI device interfaces etc etc. Infact, as per a
slashdot article, at one point ppl toyed with the idea of making the
2.6 as 3.0 directly due to the amount of changes.

> 
> 
> Regards
> Ajith.
> 

Bhanu
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