On 24 May 2005 05:16:49 -0000, jhoney jhoney <jhoney_joney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > When application runs ,it can not access the kernel memory but when the > module for the corresponding application runs in kernel mode , it has access > to kernel memory. kernel module is a part of kernel code itself once its loaded into the memory, its linked to the kernel core image in memory by insmod. kernel module can be used by any process running in user space by making a specific system call which might lead the control of execution to module code. -gd > > My question is what made to access the kernel memory module which could not > be done by an application. > > Regards > > Jhoney > > > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
