> My 2 unasked for pennies - the kernel is already too bloated with support.
Is this not the ultimate fate for any monolithic kernel? Because by design you need to add everything to the kernel.
While these patches might apply to micro kernels as well. I wonder if there is kernels that abstract the cpu into a device driver to even keep microcode bloat out of your kernel?
As a side thought; If you abstract your cpu like this; will it allow you to hot-swap your os between devices and architectures?
Is this not the ultimate fate for any monolithic kernel? Because by design you need to add everything to the kernel.
While these patches might apply to micro kernels as well. I wonder if there is kernels that abstract the cpu into a device driver to even keep microcode bloat out of your kernel?
As a side thought; If you abstract your cpu like this; will it allow you to hot-swap your os between devices and architectures?