> Hi,
>
> My question is: Is there someone working on real device driver support for
> Linux i.e. separated from the kernel ? Is there a mailing list on this
> topic, or has an important decision been taken on this in the past ?
>
> If not, is anyone willing to discuss things with me on this subject ?
> Maybe we can come towards a proposal to implement it.
>
> Jos
>
We have 'real device drivers'. They are called modules. A really good
benefit of modules are that, if you don't screw up too badly, you
can work on modules without ever having to reboot your system. They
can be inserted and removed from a running kernel.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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