What is a .ko file in Linux?

The .ko extension is placed on kernel modules (loadable drivers) in Linux.

Further, '.ko' extension is called 'kernel Object', and is implemented from kernel 2.6 onwards, this is perhaps the biggest change as far as loadable kernel modules are concerend.

For example, the serial device driver that in Linux 2.4 lived in the file 'serial.o' in Linux 2.6 lives in the file 'serial.ko' .

posted @ 2012-06-21 17:09 alxe_yu 阅读(169) 评论(0) 收藏举报