[Coco] Boot flexibility in OS-9

Robert Gault robert.gault at worldnet.att.net
Wed Sep 29 19:07:38 EDT 2004


Kevin Diggs wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>     Any chance of getting a modular kernel like linux? OS-9 already has 
> everything organized in modules. Could drivers, managers, and 
> descriptors be loaded and unloaded on the fly?
> 
>                     kevin
> 

Drivers and descriptors can be loaded on the fly. Merge the driver and 
its descriptors into one file with e pe attributes. Load the package and 
iniz the descriptor before use.

I've not heard of managers being so loaded.




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