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Subject: Re: Kernel for Dual Core
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Mark Ovens writes:

>  The advantage of building a custom kernel is ...

	There are others.
	If I understand correctly, space for the kernel (code and data)
is allocated once at initial system load.  Smaller code portion =>
more space for data.
	Second, fewer components => fewer interactions => fewer
possible points of failure.
	And, _anecdotally_, smaller kernels are faster.  I haven't
tested in a few years, but it used to be enough faster you could
tell it with the naked eye.


				Robert Huff