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Re: OT: Kernel Extension vs. IOKit Driver



On 11/04/06, Rick Langschultz <email@hidden> wrote:
> I know this is Off-Topic:

So why not ask on a mailing list where it is on-topic? Say,
darwin-drivers or even xcode-users.

> Can anyone explain the difference between a Kernel Extension and an
> IOKit Driver?

IOKit drivers are just a special type of kernel extension for
implementing device drivers using IOKit. They are initialised slightly
differently, for example- typically for a kext target you'll do some
init when the kext is loaded, for an IOKit driver you won't do any
until you've matched a device and the runtime is instantiating one of
your classes.

 -- Finlay
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