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 > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- The difference between Theory and Practice is more so in Practice than in Theory. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
