The kernel, however, including modules, has no such restriction. That can make debugging modules tricky because you can easily bring the system to its knees.

Debugging Modules Once you have UML up and running, it's time to play. I've written a very simple kernel module for testing. It uses four devices, /dev/gentest [0-3]. The module treats each device a ...

"Root Plug module with the kernel\n"); } } The rootplug_security_ops is a large structure of function pointers that are called when various events happen in the kernel. This includes such things as ...

Kernel contributor Greg Kroah-Hartman promptly created a patch that would make the kernel emit a warning when a proprietary module is loaded, stating that the module would no longer function after ...

In this installment, Abbott describes kernel modules and device drivers followed by a close look at integration of a new device driver in the kernel. Note that Elsevier is offering this and other ...

LKRG kernel modules are currently available for main Linux distros such as RHEL7, OpenVZ 7, Virtuozzo 7, and Ubuntu 16.04 to latest mainlines. Not a perfect solution ...

The kernel, however, including modules, has no such restriction. That can make debugging modules tricky because you can easily bring the system to its knees.

The new feature will ship as a LSM (Linux Security Module) in the soon-to-be-released Linux kernel 5.4 branch, where it will be turned off by default; usage being optional due to the risk of ...

Modules are directly loadable pieces of code.<BR><BR>However, they are tied to the kernel version and config options they are compiled against.<BR><BR>What happens if you change a builtin kernel ...

Without the kernel modules, you cannot start any virtual machine, even though it is possible to create one. Read: Speed up a VirtualBox Virtual Machine and make it run faster ...