Hotpluggable devices and the Linux kernel

The Linux kernel has had to change to handle the new need of hotpluggable devices, such as USB and Firewire. In older kernels, devices were determined at boot time, or module load time, but now the kernel needs to handle devices coming and going at any moment. This paper will describe the changes that were needed in the Linux kernel due to the demands to support USB and other hotpluggable devices, and how that has been accomplished. It will also cover the latest functionality of on-demand device module loading, which works for USB, PCMCIA, and other hotswapable device types.

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