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 idea of updating your Linux kernel can sound intimidating, especially if you're new to the ecosystem or if your ...

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 ...

On Windows, the kernel identifies the COM file by its extension, after which it gives it 640 kB & an interrupt table to play with. The kernel module does pretty much the same, which still involves ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In January 2019, senior kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman fierily defended a Linux kernel commit which disabled exporting certain kernel symbols to non-GPL loadable kernel modules.

The high-severity RCE flaw is in the KCodes NetUSB kernel module, used by popular routers from Netgear, TP-Link, DLink, Western Digital, et al.