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juiceme	2014-03-22 , 20:00
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Originally Posted by Alecsandru

kernel modules run in kernel space , user modules (so) run in user space . but if i remember correctly the kernel modules can limit what user modules can acces

True.

Userspace libraries are just your normal userspace code modules, only packed in library archive, to be dynamically linked to your executables. No magic there whatsoever

Kernel modules, on the other hand, are directly linked to kernel code, running in kernel space and able to access any kernel functionality.

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