lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1999]   [Sep]   [21]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
SubjectRe: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers
Date
From
> I don't say they have to be shipped seperately, but if they are separated,
> they can be handled like normal high-priority tasks, swapped out if

They can't because they need to handle interrupts and get high performance

> unused, delivered by manufacturers seperately of the kernel and kernel
> version independent (more or less at least). Besides, by treating

Unlikely. They would stil be very tied to the kernel.

> drivers as tasks, it is sometimes possible to keep a system alive if a
> driver crashes. (Though a real crash is still a real crash...),

If a driver crashes it doesnt really matter what state it was in unless
you start auditing every I/O access via some kind of I/O manager. In which
case it'll take you a week or two to finish booting



-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:54    [W:0.048 / U:0.236 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site