Kernel Definition

[Richard Tobin]

In article <1991Jun5.162705.3325 at unislc.uucp> scl at unislc.uucp (Sean Landis) writes:
>Do you mean: size /unix?  I rarely see a unix *image* less than 2.5 Mb.  Of
>course, it all depends what you're running and how you tune.  For example,
>one the system I use every day, the buffer cache alone is 2.5 Mb.

People keep saying to me "what about the buffer cache", but we were
discussing whether the kernel was so large that it should be paged.
Paging the buffer cache is a rather strange idea, to say the least.

-- Richard
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