Difference between revisions of "Kernel"
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| − | A kernel is the protected area of an Operating System that talks directly to devices connected to the computer and services these to [[userland]] | + | A kernel is the protected area of an Operating System that talks directly to devices connected to the computer and services these to [[userland]] [[process]]es. It schedules the execution of processes in a time-sharing manner. [[Process]]es requiring resources from the kernel talk through system calls ([[syscall]]) or [[ioctl]]'s. |
Latest revision as of 04:43, 7 October 2005
A kernel is the protected area of an Operating System that talks directly to devices connected to the computer and services these to userland processes. It schedules the execution of processes in a time-sharing manner. Processes requiring resources from the kernel talk through system calls (syscall) or ioctl's.
