Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.22) versus Windows (Vista)

 

(courtesy http://www.cs.uregina.ca/)

 

OS

System Calls

System Calls	Linux	Windows
interrupt not needed41	Y	Y
system calls total	324'	40246'

 

OS API

OS API	Linux	Windows
OS API	Linux	Win32
API call	system call	library call46
user space library	glibc 19'	C runtime, Win32, Native20'
API change list	2.6.x	Vista

 

Available OS API

OS API (available)	Linux	Windows
POSIX API	Y (not cert.)	Y (option) N (without option)
Linux API	Y	N
Win32 API	N Y (add-on18)	Y
OS/2 API	N	N6
MS Native API	N	Y (mostly undocumented)
Related Standards
Single UNIX Specification (SUS)	Y (not cert.)	N
Linux Standard Base (LSB)	Y	N
Category
Microsoft Windows	N	Y
Unix-like - Genetic UNIX	N	N
Unix-like - Trademark / Branded UNIX	N	N
Unix-like - Functional UNIX	Y	N

 

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