/kernel Directory
The SunOS release 5.7 /kernel directory contains the operating system kernel and kernel-level object modules that were in the SunOS release 4 /sys directory. Table 9-12 describes the subdirectories that have been added to the /kernel directory.
Table 9-12 Additions to the /kernel Directory|
Subdirectory |
Description |
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Device driver and pseudo-device driver modules |
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Kernel modules to run ELF or a.out executable files |
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Kernel modules that implement file systems such as ufs, nfs, proc, fifo, and so on |
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Miscellaneous modules |
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Modules containing scheduling classes and corresponding dispatch tables |
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STREAMS modules |
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Loadable system calls such as system accounting and semaphore operations |
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Operating system kernel, loaded at boot time |
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