KModel
 

Kernel Components

This section and the ones that follow deal with the components of the kernel. The components have been separated using the principles presented in Kernel Design. 

A kernel component is a collection of classes that provide a set of related services to user processes. 

Some of the components deal with devices and the system interface that supports them. The console and serial device, the interval timer and the file system are major components of the operating system that must deal with devices. The process component does not deal with a device or handle interrupts.