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uire an abstraction layer, without paying the performance penalty paid by microkernels. By allowing for kernel modules, hardware-specific code can often be confined to a module, keeping the core kernel highly portable. Device drivers are a good example of effective use of kernel modules to keep hardware specifics in the modules. 38 April 1999/Vol. 42, No. 4 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM

Linus Torvalds

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Added	22 Dec 2010
Updated	22 Dec 2010
Type	Journal
Year	1999
Where	CACM
Authors	Linus Torvalds

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