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Download Solution PDFWhich one of the following is relevant to non-preemptive kernels?
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Option 3 : Kernel does not allow a process running in kernel mode to be preempted; a kernel-mode process will run until it exits kernel mode, blocks, yields control of the CPU.
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Download Solution PDFNon-preemptive kernels:
Non-preemptive kernels, also known as cooperative or voluntary context-switching kernels, operate in a way where a running process cannot be forcibly interrupted or preempted by the kernel until it voluntarily gives up control.
- The Non-preemptive kernels do not allow a running process in kernel mode to be interrupted or preempted until it voluntarily relinquishes control, typically by exiting the kernel mode, blocking, or yielding control of the CPU.
Here, option 3 is correct.
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