Many operating systems allocate a static array of process descriptors, meaning that there is a fixed, maximum
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Many operating systems allocate a static array of process descriptors, meaning that there is a fixed, maximum number of processes that can exist in the OS. Provide some arguments for why the kernel does not use a dynamic data structure to allow a variable number of process descriptors to exist.
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