Chapter 4 - DSpace at Waseda University
Chapter 4 - DSpace at Waseda University
Chapter 4 - DSpace at Waseda University
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Here are Linux kernel’s weaknesses.<br />
� Limited develop environment.<br />
� A large number of different Linux distributions.<br />
� Is open source products can be trusted?<br />
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<strong>Chapter</strong> 2<br />
The Linux kernel is composed of two major modes as the user mode and the kernel mode.<br />
Figure 2.1 shows running the Linux kernel mode. The first is the user-space th<strong>at</strong> applic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
are running. And a second is the kernel-space th<strong>at</strong> kernel modules and device drivers are<br />
running. The signals such as system calls, ioctl() exchange between the user-space and the<br />
kernel-space. And also the signals such as H/W interfaces or protocols exchange between<br />
hardware and kernel-space.<br />
Figure 2.1: User-space vs. kernel-space