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bigbinc wrote:

> Another question, is there a way for user programs to talk to kernel
> directly, I noticed that most user programs talk to the FS and MM but
> I haven't seen a situation to send messages to the kernel and
> bypassing the FS.

There is no need to talk directly to the kernel, as everything that
user program would want to do is provided by the servers, such as 
FS and MM. 

Minix is a microkernel, which means only base functionality is provided
in
the kernel and everything else is run in the servers around it, I
suggest
you look around for more information on microkernels.

Jon
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