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Re: Modules and the kernel



On Mon, 30 Nov 1998 11:11:55 +0200, Leandro Dutra <LEANDROD@Amdocs.com> wrote:

>> As far as I understand, if a certain module is to be used, a kernel must
>be
>> compiled for it.
>
>	No!  When you use modules, you are in fact using *.o
>binaries.
I *KNOW* you use the actual .o binaries, but I think (or at least *thought*)
that there are some hooks inside the kernel for calling the external object
file, i.e. some table linking the major/minor numbers of the device to the
name of the module, if not something worse.

I'll be glad to know I'm wrong!

>Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corcete Dutra
>Amdocs Brasil Ltda

Udi