The kernel's BPF virtual machine allows programs loaded from user space to be safely run in the kernel's context. That functionality would be of limited use, however, without the ability for those ...

Optimizing compilers can, under some circumstances, infer when a parameter to a function is not needed, and remove it. This is all well and good until the kernel's tracing or BPF subsystems need ...

All OSes contain a kernel, which serves as the core set of instructions that all other operations and programs rely upon, and the fundamental nature of desktop kernels means that IT admins should ...

Much of modern operating system functionality happens in and around the kernel. That’s a problem when you’re implementing monitoring and observability tools or adding low-level security tools because ...

For a computer OS like Windows, the kernel is the essential foundation on which the OS rests, so it's critical for Windows administrators to understand its structure to inform their work. The kernel ...

On Linux kernel programming mailing lists oriented toward new developers (see the on-line Resources), a number of common questions are asked. Almost every time one of these questions is asked, the ...