On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Yannick GUICHARD wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I'm working on a X86 Intel environnment .
>
> When you insert a module in the Kernel , can the
> kernel or a user application access to the
> code and data area of this inserted module ?
Kernel: yes
user apps: no
> Is it possible to protect the data area and code
> area of a module inserted in the Kernel ?
> (In this case, nothing will destroy these areas
> ....)
Modules, just like the kernel itself, are protected from user
applications.
However the code in your module has complete access to the whole system.
So if your module is misbehaving, expect anything up to the most
spectacular crashes. :-)
Nicolas
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