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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Subject: Re: BSD vs. LINUX
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 1994 17:48:04 GMT
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msand@Neosoft.Com (Mark F. Sanderson) wrote:
> >> Where were loadable kernel modules first implemented?
>
> FYI -
> For unix-like operating systems, the first loadable kernel modules that I am
> aware of is OS/9 - a real-time operating system that ran on 6809 series
> computers. It employed unique hierarchiel manager->driver->descriptor kernel
> interface that allowed dynamic 'on the fly' device driver loads/unloads. This
> system came out about 1979 or so. Oh yes - the manufacturer is Microware. I
> don't work for them, but I like their product!
Harris VOS (Vulcan), a real-time system, had "non-resident handlers"
-- kernel modules -- in the mid 70's.
VMS had installed images early on, but I don't think it was nearly
that early.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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