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- From: Stephen Usher <Stephen.Usher@earth.ox.ac.uk>
- Subject: Re: user-written interrupt handlers
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 07:42:41 +0000 (GMT)
- In-Reply-To: <Up-ECJXFIUW@asharak.apana.org.au> from "michael smith" at Mar 9, 94 11:21:54 pm
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- >Hmm, more scope for loadable ones I think - in fact, I am _sure_. Myself,
- >I'd like to see all but the TOSFS driver loaded at startup rather than linked
- >in. (I know this may be unreasonable, I haven't looked at it yet).
-
- I'd go further and like a replacement (not so braindamaged) TOSFS loaded too.
-
- >Then the kernel should go looking for the appropriate drivers for the
- >current hardware, and load any user-supplied ones. (you'd probably do it
- >with a small tree structure :
- >
- >\mint
- >\mint\system
- >\mint\drivers
- >
- >or similar. Who knows - it would be nice. So would AiNA (you guess 8)
- >
- >>TeSche
- >
- >
- >--
- >--
- >mike smith : silicon grease monkey | If you think it can't be done, |
- >miff@asharak.apana.org.au | it means you don't have enough |
- >miff@apanix.apana.org.au | money in your budget. |
-
- Steve
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