Difference between a device driver and module?
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Question: What is the difference between a Device Driver and a Module (or Kernel module) in the context of both Linux and Windows specifically? I understand the purpose of a device driver, can you refer to a module interchangeably?
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A module is just a bunch of code that can be loaded into Linux. Note that this terminology is specific to Linux; windows typically calls everything a driver, I believe. In Linux, frequently modules will be device drivers - that is, software that dri…
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