Hybrid Kernel: Difference between revisions

A hybrid kernel is a marketing term <ref>Linus Torvalds (2006). "[https://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=65915&curpostid=65936 Post to Real World Tech forums]". ''Real World Tech Forums.'' Retrieved June 25, 2024.</ref> for a monolithic kernel, typically applied to [[monolithic kernel|monolithic kernels]]<nowiki/>s which feature modular or layered designs (such as [[Mac OS X]] ([[XNU]]) or Windows NT), or which are internally structured in ways reminiscent of microkernel-based systems (such as DragonFly BSD, which makes extensive use of message-passing).