On Apr 11, 2005, at 9:31 AM, sauro wrote:
Is it true that only kernel drivers and modules can cause a "kernel panic"?
I mean, is it possible for an user level application to be the cause of a "kernel panic"? If it is, which kind of operations can do that?
Thanks in advance
User applications cannot cause a kernel panic, at least not directly. The only way this can happen is if there is some bug in the kernel code that the user code calls. This can often happen if you write your own module that is buggy and upon calling code that is part of your driver or somehow interacts with your driver, you will get a kernel panic.
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