On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:35:06 +0530, Rakesh Jagota <j.rakesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, > what is the difference between provcess and kernel module? As process > contains text, data, bss, stack & heap, Will all this present for kernel > Module also? asking silly Q? IIUC a kernel module uses the kernel's stack and heap. And because of this modules which use a lot of stack space can cause some serious problems. > > Is it possible to do like whatever we are doing inside the process, can we > do the same in the kernel module. > > Thanks, > rakesh > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Brandon Niemczyk http://bniemczyk.doesntexist.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
