... faster then kernel-space threads the time difference seems to be negligible (Walton). Linux (version 2 and above) supports symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) architecture in which multiple processors share a single memory and bus interface within a single computer. Parallel processing is used to speed up the execution of a program by dividing the program into multiple fragments each on its own processor. Within SMP a group ... smaller network configurations, SMP was not much of an issue. Interrupt Handling: The Linux system uses interrupts to transfer control to the interrupt service routin...

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