Kernel Mode Linux (KML) is a technology that enables the execution of user processes in kernel mode. I described the basic concept and the implementation techniques of KML on IA-32 architecture in my ...

Editor's Note: This content is excerpted from Chapter 11 of Linux Debugging and Performance Tuning: Tips and Techniques, authored by Steve Best, ISBN 0-13-149247-0 ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...

In particular, memory areas used as input and/or output are isolated from the rest of the kernel and surrounded by guard pages. Without arch hooks, this common base provides weak isolation. On ...