Linux: When swap file is used the Page Table Entry gets updated with one marked as invalid and holding information about where it is saved in the swap file. That is: an index to the swap_info array and an offset within the swap_map. Example from (an a bit old) Page Table Entry type (pte_t) on … Read more
You can make a symbolic link of your module to the standard path, so depmod will see it and you’ll be able load it as any other module. sudo ln -s /path/to/module.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r` sudo depmod -a sudo modprobe module If you add the module name to /etc/modules it will be loaded any time you … Read more
The technical definition of an operating system is “a platform that consists of specific set of libraries and infrastructure for applications to be built upon and interact with each other”. A kernel is an operating system in that sense. The end-user definition is usually something around “a software package that provides a desktop, shortcuts to … Read more