Title :
Loadable kernel modules
Author :
De Goyeneche, Juan-Mariano ; De Sousa, Elena Apolinario Fernández
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
Unlike monolithic kernels that must be relinked, reinstalled, and rebooted after every code change, the Linux kernel uses loadable modules to simplify and shorten development time, make dynamic configuration easier, and save kernel memory. The paper considers how new code Linux modules can be added dynamically to the kernel at runtime
Keywords :
Unix; operating system kernels; Linux kernel; Unix; code change; dynamic configuration; kernel memory; loadable kernel modules; monolithic kernels; operating systems; runtime; Audio systems; CD-ROMs; File systems; Hardware; Kernel; Linux; Protocols; Runtime; Security; Stacking;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
