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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 2:39 am    Post subject: whats different between 2.4 module .o and 2.6 module .ko ? Reply with quote

As subject... i dont know what diffferent between .o and .ko

Anyone can explain for it??
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Google gave a link to an IBM page that said:
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Kernel modules now have .ko extension to differentiate from regular object files with .o extension
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Correct.
It's just a naming convention used by the 2.6 series to differentiate kernel objects.
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