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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

I think I recall seeing somewhere that file and print sharing in NT is handled in kernel mode, not user. If not, thanks and you can probably stop reading here. <P>If yes (and I'm assuming yes since ...