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[$] Two approaches to tightening restrictions on loadable modules
Friday November 15, 2024. 07:37 PM , from LWN.net
The kernel's loadable-module facility allows code to be loaded into (and
sometimes removed from) a running kernel. Among other things, loadable modules make it possible to run a kernel with only the subsystems needed for the system's hardware and workload. Loadable modules can also make it easy for out-of-tree code to access parts of the kernel that developers would prefer to keep private; this has led to many discussions in the past. The topic has returned to the kernel's mailing lists with two different patch sets aimed at further tightening the restrictions applied to loadable modules.
https://lwn.net/Articles/998221/
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