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Hi to All,

In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
..exe file in to the Kernel ?

P Shetty wrote:
> Hi to All,
>
> In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
> .exe file in to the Kernel ?

Why do you ask in comp.lang.c?

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On Dec 22, 2:47*pm, P Shetty <pshe...@nospam.com> wrote:
> Hi to All,
>
> In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
> .exe file in to the Kernel ?

Where in your Linux system do you see any .exe files?

Kaz Kylheku said:

> On Dec 22, 2:47 pm, P Shetty <pshe...@nospam.com> wrote:
>> Hi to All,
>>
>> In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
>> .exe file in to the Kernel ?
>
> Where in your Linux system do you see any .exe files?

I just did a find -name \*.exe | wc -l and found no fewer than 106 .exe
files on my system.

(Just don't ask. I don't know either!)

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In article <fkk469$vfd$>, P Shetty <> wrote:
>In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
>.exe file in to the Kernel ?

What is this, a semi-regular troll?

http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...effda0c8d6c797
(exact same question in 2005)

http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...967ea2868e4c63
(exact same question Sept 16 2007, with many responses obviously
not learned from)
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>> In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
>> .exe file in to the Kernel ?
>
>Where in your Linux system do you see any .exe files?

In the mail spool virus quarantine area?

(Walter Roberson) writes:

>In article <fkk469$vfd$>, P Shetty <> wrote:
>>In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
>>.exe file in to the Kernel ?

>What is this, a semi-regular troll?

>http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...effda0c8d6c797
>(exact same question in 2005)

>http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...967ea2868e4c63
>(exact same question Sept 16 2007, with many responses obviously
>not learned from)

Perhaps the same homework question in an Indian university?

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In article <fkl3qp$4lh$>,
Chris McDonald <> wrote:
> (Walter Roberson) writes:
>
>>In article <fkk469$vfd$>, P Shetty <> wrote:
>>>In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
>>>.exe file in to the Kernel ?

>>What is this, a semi-regular troll?

>>http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...effda0c8d6c797
>>(exact same question in 2005)

>>http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...967ea2868e4c63
>>(exact same question Sept 16 2007, with many responses obviously
>>not learned from)

>Perhaps the same homework question in an Indian university?

Same poster name in each case, Pravin Shetty (P Shetty)
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"History is a pile of debris" -- Laurie Anderson

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:11:10 -0600, Walter Roberson wrote
(in article <fkm8bu$mcs$>):

> In article <fkl3qp$4lh$>,
> Chris McDonald <> wrote:
>> (Walter Roberson) writes:
>>
>>> In article <fkk469$vfd$>, P Shetty <> wrote:
>>>> In linux device driver programming Why we insert obj. file [module] not
>>>> .exe file in to the Kernel ?
>
>>> What is this, a semi-regular troll?
>
>>> http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...effda0c8d6c797
>>> (exact same question in 2005)
>
>>> http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.l...967ea2868e4c63
>>> (exact same question Sept 16 2007, with many responses obviously
>>> not learned from)
>
>> Perhaps the same homework question in an Indian university?
>
> Same poster name in each case, Pravin Shetty (P Shetty)
>

He's been confused over the same silly question for years, so we can
safely assume he is either a CS professor, or a pointy-haired manager.


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