Here is a Wiki page on Android Kernel differentiation from a similar post http://elinux.org/Android_Kernel_Features
Dan On Sep 19, 10:00 pm, "Dallas Lee" <mswplandr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually bionic is not a part of Android Linux Kernel, but a replacement of > glic which is used in normal Linux. > The differences between Android Kernel and mainstream kernel are: > 1. binder: used for IPC > 2. Ashmem: Anonymous shared memory, used for inter-process communication > 3. pmem: used for shared memory as well > 4. power management: introduce wake lock into PM, which is more aggressive > 5. logger: made a new logger for Android debug info output > 6. yaffs2: integrated yaffs2 filesystem into Kernel which is not in > mainstream kernel > 7.framebuffer: Android needs dual-buffer > > -----邮件原件----- > 发件人: android-kernel@googlegroups.com [mailto:android-ker...@googlegroups. > com] 代表 Anil Babu > 发送时间: 2010年9月19日 15:22 > 收件人: android-kernel@googlegroups.com > 主题: Re: [android-kernel] Android Linux kernel > > Hi, > > The linux kernel is very usefull, as the android is built n the linux > kernel with some features disabled and some features added to the > kernel.like for ex power management, logger , boinic libc etc. > > On 8/31/10, Greg KH <gre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 1:44 AM, Prathamesh Salunke <psbitm...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> I am a new Android user.And I am making a report for my college on > >> Linux. > >> Please tell me how useful was Linux Kernel towards Android development > > > A lot. > > > -- > > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel > > -- > Thanks & Regards > Anil > 9740402107 > > -- > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > website:http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel
