In relation to scheduling of processes, describe the concept of a...

Question

In relation to scheduling of processes, describe the concept of a working set and briefly outline how it can be used within an operating system.
1. Briefly explain why context switching between processes is inherently more costly than switching between threads of a process.
2. Give two reasons why operating system designers often choose to make code in the kernel non-preemptive.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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