alt Hacker NewsOpenBSD uses a Giant Lock model (simpler code) instead of the fine grained locking mechanism in Linux. And Linux has a some quirks and hacks to improve performance (instead of doing the slow, but correct thing). One example is the USB Gadget thing.
OpenBSD uses a Giant Lock model (simpler code) instead of the fine grained locking mechanism in Linux. And Linux has a some quirks and hacks to improve performance (instead of doing the slow, but correct thing). One example is the USB Gadget thing.