What is the difference between a monolithic operating system and one constructed around a microkernel?

Difference between monolithic kernel and microkernel, What are the major differences between OS that uses monolithic kernel and microkernel, monolithic kernel versus microkernel

Question:

What is the difference between a monolithic operating system and one constructed around a microkernel?

 

Answer:

Property	Monolithic kernel OS	Microkernel OS
Implementation	Single static binary file	Broken into separate processes known as servers
Size	Larger than microkernel	Small
Speed	Faster	Slower
User service and kernel service implementation	Implemented in same address space	Implemented in different address space.
Failure of a service	Service fails lead to complete system fail.	Service fail does not affect the OS
Addition of new feature with the kernel	Needs recompilation of the kernel	Complete recompilation is not required
Device drivers	Reside in the kernel space. This makes it insecure. (refer Failure of a service)	Reside in the user space.
Performance	High because any functions can be invoked directly as everything reside in the kernel	Low because servers invoke services from other servers through IPC.

 

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