Patent ReferencesData processing system having automatic configuration Device driver and adapter binding technique Application program interface to networking functions Method and operating system for executing programs in a multi-mode microprocessor Program access system Patent #: 4787034 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 280832 filed on 12/07/1988US Classes:717/164, Shared719/327Device driver configurationExaminersPrimary: Shaw, Gareth D.Assistant: Kulik, Paul V. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 009/45Foreign Application Priority Data1987-12-11 JPAbstractIn an operating system generation method of a computer, a symbolic name is converted into an identification code, which is further converted into an address. This enables an inter-reference operation to be achieved between a kernel and input/output device drivers, thereby independently generating the input/output device drivers and the kernel. As a result, depending on the hardware configuration of the user system, input/output device drivers can be incorporated into the operating system.Other References
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