linux Kernel

[Christofer C. Bell]

On 10/28/06, Cheatah 0#@!^ <cheataah at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the real concept of a linux kernel ? What all are the
> constituents if it ?
> Are all the folder which we see in the "/"(root folder) the
> constituents of a kernel, or is it a single file ??

Strictly speaking, the kernel is the /boot/vmlinuz-version file
(/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-686 on my machine).  This file, when loaded
or during normal operation, will read in pluggable modules in
/lib/modules, and /lib/linux-restricted-modules.  These files, while
separate on the disk, become part of the running kernel while the
system is in operation.

-- 
Chris

"While Kim Jong-il may be testing nuclear weapons that he could very
well be able to deliver to the west coast of the United States in the
next few years, we must never forget that the world is still a safer
place now that Saddam Hussein has been removed from power."