Chapter 230: Chapter 230: Microkernel [3]

When the movie ended, Ye Ling looked at Ning Ruoxi in his arms, and a faint smile touched his lips.

Perhaps because it was late, Ning Ruoxi’s eyes were slightly closed from sleepiness.

Ye Ling gently scooped her up by the back of her knees, intending to carry Ning Ruoxi back to the bedroom.

"Mmm..."

Ning Ruoxi suddenly woke up. She glanced at the projection screen with a hint of confusion, then looked at Ye Ling. "Is the movie over?"

"Yeah, you fell asleep," Ye Ling said with a small smile. "Come on, let’s go back to the room and sleep."

"Okay!"

Ning Ruoxi nodded and closed her eyes again, snuggling her head into Ye Ling’s chest like a clingy little kitten.

With a gentle look in his eyes, Ye Ling carried Ning Ruoxi toward the bedroom.

He gently pulled back the covers, placed her on one side of the bed, helped her take off her outer clothes, and then carefully climbed into bed himself.

"Mmm, hold me..."

Ning Ruoxi’s voice was slightly muffled as she subconsciously hugged Ye Ling, who had just slipped under the covers.

"You clingy little thing."

Ye Ling gave a helpless smile and wrapped an arm around her, pulling her small, soft body into his embrace. Instantly, a feeling of immense satisfaction welled up inside him.

It was a feeling that was hard to comprehend without experiencing it firsthand—a complete and utter sense of contentment.

Gradually, the room fell silent, with only the air conditioner WHIRRING as it blew warm air...

...

「The next day.」

Ye Ling rarely slept in, but when he woke up, the space beside him was empty. Ning Ruoxi must have already gotten up.

"Hah..."

Ye Ling sat up in bed, stretched, and then got up.

Just as he walked out of the room, he saw Ning Ruoxi sitting in the living room, watching last night’s movie.

"Why are you watching a movie so early in the morning?" Ye Ling asked with a small smile, sitting down beside her.

"Well, I fell asleep halfway through it last night, so I wanted to catch up on the plot."

Ning Ruoxi stuck out her tongue playfully, then stood up. "I made breakfast for you..."

"It’s okay, you keep watching. I can get it myself."

Ye Ling casually pulled Ning Ruoxi back down, smiled, washed up, and headed for the kitchen.

On the kitchen table were two small bowls. One contained congee, and the other held the side dishes Ning Ruoxi had prepared for Ye Ling.

Ye Ling sat down and happily enjoyed his breakfast.

’Ah, this is the life!’

After finishing his meal, Ye Ling couldn’t help but rub his stomach. He looked at the golden morning sun rising outside and squinted his eyes in comfort.

After the cold of the night, the sun had returned to the world, casting its warm rays.

This feeling was truly relaxing!

He happened to have no classes today, so after finishing the movie with Ning Ruoxi, Ye Ling went to the study and opened his laptop.

He had promised Lin Xiao yesterday that he would design the framework for the Noah system before the end of the month. To avoid any problems, it was best to start as soon as possible.

Although Ye Ling thought it would take a week at most, it was better to finish early and have peace of mind.

TAP... TAP... TAP...

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The sound of a keyboard echoed through the study as lines of code scrolled across the screen.

Designing an operating system framework should have been a mentally taxing task. However, thanks to Ye Ling’s god-tier computer skills and the fact that he already had the Noah system’s source code, his progress was incredibly fast.

Going from zero to one is completely different from going from one to two. The former is undoubtedly much more difficult.

And right now, Ye Ling was essentially going from one to two, merely expanding and adjusting the original Noah system’s kernel.

This was also why Ye Ling initially felt he should only ask for a few tens of millions; in his view, the difficulty wasn’t particularly high.

But... that was only the case for Ye Ling.

Otherwise, the Xia Wei Group wouldn’t have been stuck on this for so long without a technological breakthrough.

In reality, the most precious aspect was the mindset.

The mindset behind this kind of hybrid kernel and distributed framework was exceptionally rare.

In fact, creating a single system with multiple kernels wasn’t a new idea. People had tried it long ago, but it was accompanied by a series of problems, like increased system power consumption and decreased performance.

And resolving these issues was, naturally, within the scope of Ye Ling’s work.

As for power consumption, Ye Ling already had an idea.

He decided to change the Noah system’s original kernel into a microkernel!

A so-called microkernel is a streamlined version of a kernel that provides only the core functions of an operating system.

In short, it was a condensed and simplified kernel!

In contrast, the Linux kernel used by the Little Green People was a complete monolithic kernel.

When it came to monolithic and microkernels, one could list countless pros and cons.

But to summarize, the key difference lay in the concepts of ’monolithic’ and ’micro’.

To use an analogy, a microkernel is like an unfurnished house—it’s streamlined and can be customized as needed. A monolithic kernel is like a model home—it comes with everything, but you might not use it all.

Ye Ling had two main tasks. The first was to convert the Noah operating system’s kernel into a microkernel, which was a rather troublesome process. The second was to build a system framework that could accommodate both kernels simultaneously. ’Compared to the first, this one might be a bit easier?’

Of course, this "bit easier" was only from Ye Ling’s perspective. In reality, the latter task was not easy either.

For the entire day, aside from meals, Ye Ling worked hard on modifying the Noah operating system’s original kernel.

Before he knew it, the sky had begun to darken.

’I should be able to finish modifying the kernel in another two days.’

Feeling a bit tired, Ye Ling stopped. He let out a long breath and gave a somewhat helpless, bitter smile. "Looks like I overestimated myself a little."

In reality, his initial estimate had been even faster!

If any big shots from the IT field knew what Ye Ling was thinking, they would probably cough up blood.

’You call this slow?’

’This isn’t fast enough?’

’Something that might take others several months, or even more than half a year, to accomplish, you’re going to finish in just three days!’

’If word of this got out, those big shots would probably think you’d fried your brain, right?’

"I wonder what reward the system will give..." Ye Ling murmured to himself as he slowly stood up.

Compared to the payment promised by the Xia Wei Group, he was more excited about the reward from the system’s mission.

’After all, this is my first system mission. The reward shouldn’t be too bad, right?’

As he thought about it, a smile appeared on Ye Ling’s lips.

’I’m really looking forward to it!’

Ye Ling walked out of the study and looked around. Finding Ning Ruoxi reading a book in her room, he went to the kitchen and started preparing dinner.

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