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Re: Kernel Questions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Sat Oct 31 20:45:58 1998
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 20:43:55 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Steve Ettorre wrote:
> I have some basic questions about the linux kernel and making changes
> to it.
>
> * First, I have RH v5.1 with kernel 2.0.35. I notice that all the
> RH kernels seem to be 2.0.x. Yet at ftp sites like sunsite and
> others, there are many 2.1.x kernels that can be downloaded. I
> have been led to belive that the 2.1.x kernels contain more
> advanced features than 2.0.x versions (e.g. more recent drivers).
> What is the difference between these two kernel versions?
>
2.0.x is the latest stable, production kernel.
2.1.x is the latest development kernel - it has newer features but will
crash more often.
The development kernel is for people who want to do kernel development,
or to play
with the latest features, and do not mind having things fail or crash
now and then.
> *
> * I understand that certain advanced features can be downloaded as
> patch files which can be included in my existing kernel. My view
> is that these patches become permanent additions to the kernel.
> Alternatively, I believe that kernel modules can be downloaded
> which are then automatically loaded by the kernel only when
> needed. Is my understanding correct? How do I recognize a patch
> from a module file (is there a naming convention?)? When I
> download a module file, how can I install it such that I can make
> use of it using kerneld?
>
> TIA,
> Steve Ettorre
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Jan Carlson
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