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Is kernel a process?

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Mar 15, 202619504 views
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In Linux, we always say the first process is (pid==1). But why is not the kernel (startup) which setup the system and create the process. Is kernel a process? We know all the user space threads are rooted at init process. Then what about scheduler and other kernel stuff, like memory management? Bas…

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Short answers: No, it's not a process User threads are not rooted at init. Init is just the first process; it does not manage any proceses or threads. It does create some, using the kernel syscalls fork() and exec. I think you have a muddy idea of w…

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