Plan9 kernel is monolithic with the drivers required for a specific
platform compiled in.

So you might need to write specific drivers for new hardware if they are
not already available.

The paper:  http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/compiling_kernels/ explains
the steps required to generate a new kernel.  BTW, even for the same
hardware, the kernels are different for terminals, cpu servers, etc.


On 19 December 2014 at 07:06, <cigar562hfsp952fans@icebubble.org> wrote:
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> cigar562hfsp952fans@icebubble.org writes:
>
> > Yes, I figured it might require some new device drivers, but why would
> > it require a new kernel?  I thought there was already a Plan 9 kernel
> > for Arm Cortex-series processors.  That's one of the reasons why I
> > developed such a crush on OMAP.  ;)
>
> BTW, that was not intended as a rhetorical question; I really am curious
> why the device would require a whole new kernel...
>
>