Different Kernel Architectures The Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel. It’s mainly one large program, but it closely interacts with other, distinct, programs such as drivers and kernel modules.

In this installment, Abbott describes kernel modules and device drivers followed by a close look at integration of a new device driver in the kernel. Note that Elsevier is offering this and other ...

With netlink socket, no compilation time dependency exists between the netlink core of Linux kernel and the netlink application living in loadable kernel modules. Netlink socket supports multicast, ...

Kernel contributors have called for the inclusion of a patch that would technologically prevent the use of proprietary kernel modules at the close of a 12-month grace period.

A security module registers a set of security_operations function callbacks with the kernel by calling the function register_security (). If that fails, it means that some other security module ...

Security modules watch the rest of the Linux system for intruders, but if they're dynamically loadable, qui custodiet ipsos custodes?

Blacklisting modules prevents them from being loaded and used, and it is sometimes an important step in keeping a system running properly. The Linux kernel is modular — composed of modules that ...

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.

I have some questions.1A) Is it an absolute necessity to compile kernels with module support? 1B) Would this cause issues later if I remove module support?2A) Are there any advantages to having ...

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 ...