经典书籍翻译——深入理解Linux内核14

Preemptive kernel
When compiled with the “Preemptible Kernel” option, Linux 2.6 can arbitrarily interleave execution flows while they are in privileged mode. Besides Linux 2.6, a few other conventional, general-purpose Unix systems, such as Solaris and Mach 3.0, are fully preemptive kernels. SVR4.2/MP introduces some fixed preemption points as a method to get limited preemption capability.
Multiprocessor support
Several Unix kernel variants take advantage of multiprocessor systems. Linux 2.6 supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for different memory models, including NUMA: the system can use multiple processors and each processor can handle any task—there is no discrimination among them. Although a few parts of the kernel code are still serialized by means of a single “big kernel lock,” it is fair to say that Linux 2.6 makes a near optimal use of SMP.
Filesystem
Linux’s sta