Unfortunately for kernel developers, allocating memory in the kernel is not as simple as allocating memory in user space. A number of factors contribute to the complication, among them: The kernel is ...

If your production Linux system is logging memory allocation failures, it might still be able to keep running. But developers want to keep an eye on which code can survive a shortage of memory. In ...

Every operating system- whether it is Windows, Mac, Linux, or Android, has a core program called a Kernel which acts as the ‘boss’ for the whole system. It is the heart of the OS! The Kernel is ...

Hello all,<BR><BR>I've been trying to bone up on on some kernal internals for a project, and one thing I've been trying to math out is exactly how much memory a given process uses in kernel memory.

Technical information has emerged for a serious vulnerability affecting multiple Linux kernel versions that could be triggered with "minimal capabilities." The security issue is being referred to as ...

Microsoft released the optional KB5058499 update for Windows 11, version 24H2, to address several system-level graphics defects. Users running this build had reported persistent graphics memory leaks ...