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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by saagarjha on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:23PM (#20647129)
Doesn't Android have some sort of stable layer that allows for updating the OS without rewriting drivers?
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by pjmlp on Friday August 09, 2019 @03:32AM (#20652053)
Yes, Project Treble, it basically kind of changes Linux into a pseudo-"mikro-kernel", which is kind of ironic.

Where classical Linux drivers are considered legacy (Passthrough HALs) and all new drivers since Android 8 are user space, written in either Java or C++ and talk to the kernel via Android IPC (Binderized HALs).

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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by maccam94 on Thursday August 08, 2019 @04:39PM (#20648456)
Somewhat recently added, yes: https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/hal-types/
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