: is unix kernel is preemptive or not : Depends what you mean by unix. I think the traditional unix model is to only allow one process to run kernel code at any time, this process is NOT preemptible, but is interruptable.
however i believe "more modern" kernels, that follow in the unix tradition, are preemptive, kernels such as linux and the sun os kernel.
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Depends what you mean by unix. I think the traditional unix model is to only allow one process to run kernel code at any time, this process is NOT preemptible, but is interruptable.
however i believe "more modern" kernels, that follow in the unix tradition, are preemptive, kernels such as linux and the sun os kernel.
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