History Some form of module support has been around since Linux 1.2. However, modern kernels can be built to include support for things or support them as modules.

Our objective in this chapter is to introduce the basics of Linux device drivers. We’ll begin with the concept of installable kernel modules. Then we’ll look at the basic device driver APIs in the ...

What are Linux modules? Kernel modules are chunks of code that are loaded and unloaded into the kernel as needed, thus extending the functionality of the kernel without requiring a reboot. In fact ...

Although Linux does not (yet) support this binary format, the good news is that you can learn how to write kernel modules by implementing COM support for the Linux kernel.

Linux seller evicts closed-source modules from open-source Linux, but provides customers a download option. Written by Stephen Shankland, Contributor Aug. 1, 2006, 4:12 a.m. PT ...

The linux/kernel.h and linux/module.h header files are the two most basic for any module development, and you are likely to need them for any module you write. It is best if these headers (unlike ...

The distributed security module is part of DSI. The purpose of implementing DSM is to enforce access control and to provide labeling for the IP messages across the nodes of the cluster with the ...

Module 5: System administration User account management, Linux directory service account authentication, process management, system monitoring commands and terminal commands Module 6: Shell scripting ...

In this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers. In Part 1 of this excerpt the author worked through an example of a simple kernel module. In this installment, Abbott ...