Questions tagged [kernel]
Everything about UNIX kernels: development, configuration, compilation, design, etc.
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Why does the kernel even bother to send SIGKILL? [duplicate]
If a program is not allowed to handle or ignore SIGKILL and SIGSTOP, and must immediately terminate, why does the kernel even send the signal to the program? Can't the kernel simply evict the program ...
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USB protocol hack [on hold]
I have a RPi 3+ b and I want to do some crazy forensics experiment, but in order to do such I require to "convert"(i use convert lightly) my USB port into a "pcie x4" port. Of course I do not mean ...
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Slow ethernet speed - Realtek RTL 8111/8168/8411
With a Windows PC connected to the same router I get normal/fast ethernet/internet speed but not with this PC which before my changes used driver r8169:
Linux Mint 18.1 Serena 64 bit
Kernel Linux ...
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Why are du -h / du / df / df -h not refreshing when extracting a large file
I am running tar in the background, eg:
tar xfvz large_file.tar.gz &
It does extract my file, but when I then launch du -h, du, df or df -h, the output remains the same, and I have to wait ...
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Recompiling kernel to reduce vmlinuz size to less then 5-6mb
I am compiling kernel for my Ubuntu to minimal but every time i compile i am getting uuid not exists dropping to shell ERROR (if my kernel size is less then 8mb)..
My minimum Size is 4.7mb but still ...
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Kernel compiling - Error during sync of the configuration
I am trying to compile the 4.19 kernel on my Linux Mint machine. I copied my current config (which is from 4.15), opened make menuconfig in order to append a local version string, saved it and then ...
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What is the Linux Plumbing Layer? [on hold]
Can anyone please explain what is meant by the Linux Plumbing Layer in the kernel, as mentioned in the LWN.net article here? https://lwn.net/Articles/495516/
Does it mean to make a more unified ...
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Does the Linux Kernel use event-loops to keep itself alive? [duplicate]
I am just wondering what mechanism does the Linux Kernel program use to keep itself alive.
Any normal C program will terminate by executing its statements sequentially.
If we wanted to keep that ...
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What issues might I face using the epel mainline kernel with CentOS? [closed]
I'm upgrading a dual processor Opteron (Abu Dhabi) to a Ryzen 2000 series processor.
I understand that there seems to be a minimum retirement somewhere in the 4.x kernels for proper boost support and ...
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How essential are usernames ( compared to uids )?
Background:
I recently read about a freedesktop.org-bug which allowed executing any systemctl command for uid > INT_MAX. Thus I ran:
root@host$> useradd -u 4000000000 largeuiduser
root@host$&...
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Enabling I2S on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 board
I'd like to configure a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 board for I2S communication as an I2S slave to an external codec. Currently, the board has some GPIOs that can be configured for I2S function. How can I ...
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Is it possible to hide an area of hard disk from root user?
Do linux kernel have a feature that can be used to hide an area of hard disk (e.g last 1GB of hard disk) from root user or at least make that area completely unwritable by any means?
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Does the root user have read/write access to kernel code?
I want to know if the root user can read from and write to sections of kernel code in memory. Can it?
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Can I increase the maximum number of scans in iwlist?
There are very many APs.
In my opinion, there are at least 200 APs in this field.
Scanning with iwlist will only scan up to 128 scans.
The debug information of wpa_supplicant is limited to a maximum ...
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Atomic Fedora failed to parse kernel config
i try to setup kubernetes cluster on atomic fedora. I tried atomic fedora 27, 28 and 29 but I am facing same error on every release.
Running kubeadm init ends with following error:
failed to parse ...
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Is there a way to prevent root user from modifing kernel and boot loader?
Suppose that a regular linux machine is compromised by an attacker who obtained a root shell, he can modify the system kernel or modify boot loader to load another kernel.
Is there a way to prevent ...
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Linux + how to know which CPU Cores was active last day
recently , we upgrade our redhat server ( version 7 ) from 4 CPU CORE to 32 CPU CORE
is it possible to know which CPU was triggered during last day ?
I mean how to know if the additional CPU that we ...
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Syscall hijacking from kernel [migrated]
I want to intercept the open() syscall, for testing each time a file is opened by the user, the message “OPEN IS!” should be displayed in dmesg.
The syscall table and open-call addresses in dmesg are ...
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Mouse position in Linux kernel [migrated]
How I can get current mouse position (in coordinates {x,y}) in kernel space?
I use the following code, but it returns me x and y positions as 255.
Here is code:
#include <linux/module.h>
#...
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Using udisksctl to power off external hard drive causes hard lock
I possess an external USB 3.0 hard drive which is connected to my notebook. Of course, I do not want to just tug the connector off when I'm done; rather, I want it to safely spin down as per good ...
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what does it mean - native PCIe service?
according to web link, we can see:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html
pcie_ports= [PCIE] PCIe ports handling:
auto Ask the BIOS whether or not to use ...
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objdump : file format not recognized
I'm encountering these errors when trying to compile a new kernel under Gentoo...
scripts/kconfig/conf --syncconfig Kconfig
DESCEND objtool
CC kernel/bounds.s
CC arch/x86/kernel/asm-...
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Be informed when a specific vdso is run [migrated]
I'm currently trying to implement my own VDSO. I have used this tutorial which explains how to do this for a 2.6 kernel.
I tested it and I got this working. (I succeeded in creating a kernel variable ...
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USB bulk write works in VM linux (on win7) but not in native linux (ubuntu 4.19)?
I'm experiencing weird behavior on a custom board that is flashed through USB hub and I'm trying to determine the root cause.
When flashing is attempted from natively (Linux XPS-15-9560 4.19.0-041900-...
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Can no_console_suspend be set in runtime?
Is it possible to change this value in runtime without rebooting? I don't always have this problem, when I suspend right now I'm getting a failure and
Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend ...
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Does every syscall require at most 1 capability on Linux?
I am trying to understand the relationship between capabilities and syscalls on Linux.
As far as I know, the capabilities of a process are only ever considered when that process calls a syscall. When ...
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create a vdso in linux [closed]
I'm currently trying to implement my own VDSO. I have seen this tutorial which explains how to do this.
However, this tutorial is made for Linux 2.6.x and I would like to use it on Linux 4.8.x. But ...
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USB-C to DisplayPort Adaper still not recognised in Linux kernel 4.19
I use Ubuntu 18.04 and upgraded to Linux kernel mainline 4.19.2 with ukuu, which purportedly supports DisplayPort alternate mode for USB-C.
alex@gta-65:~$ uname -a
Linux gta-65 4.19.2-041902-generic #...
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Can you edit address values in “/proc/$pid/mem” to reflect changes in that process?
I would like to see if I can edit a value in my program while it is running by directly changing the memory.
My thought process (untested) is to do the following:
Run the program.
Open up "System ...
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I want to avoid 'clear_page' calls for system processes
So, I have a tightly controlled, heavy graphics system running on a custom build of android for a client.
I want to avoid calls to 'clear_page()' in the memory manager so there will be more cpu for ...
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maintain a permanent keyring for a user across reboots
I want to hold credentials for a particular user in the kernel keyring. These credentials must be available across reboots.
I was trying to do the following:
keyctl add user keyname payload @u <...
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kernel 4.19: replacement for dentry_update_name_case()?
In 4.19 the dentry_update_name_case function was removed.
What's the replacement for this?
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What does it take to run 64-bit userland software on a 32-bit kernel?
On Linux and Windows, I'm used to the situation that I require a 64-bit kernel to have a system with multiarch/WoW where I can run 32-bit and 64-bit software side-by-side.
And then, years ago it blew ...
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Changing qdisc algorithm sysctl and tc
What qdisc is controlled via the tc command versus sysctl net.core.default_qdisc? Consider
$ tc qdisc show dev eth2
qdisc mq 0: dev eth2 root
$ sysctl net.core.default_qdisc
net.core.default_qdisc ...
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Howto see messages that are subject to net_ratelimit?
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.3
Kernel: 3.13.0
I am running Linux Virtual Server (with keepalived) on that server. All ok. As of today, there is more network traffic on the LVS, and at the same time I start ...
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task_vector vs task_struct concept
I am having diffulty understanding how number of processes are limited by the size of task_vector
I am reading this page, https://www.tldp.org/LDP/tlk/kernel/processes.html
each process is ...
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Android kernel compiling error
When compiling the kernel, if I choose Ethernet Gadget (with CDC Ethernet support) or Network Control Model (NCM) instead of the Android composite device, I get an error:
drivers/built-in.o:coresight-...
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nofiles parameter in limits.conf is not reflecting in the process running under the user
nofiles parameter in limits.conf is not reflecting in the process running under the user
Following is the ulimit output
ulimit -a
core file size (blocks, -c) 0
data seg size (...
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2 LAN cables connected, 1 PCI bus and vice versa
When booting my pc with 2 LAN cables connected only one interface is registered.
03:00.0 and 04:00.0
$ dmesg | grep -P '0(3|4):00.0'
[ 0.180140] pci 0000:04:00.0: [11ab:4362] type 00 class ...
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Evdev Wheel Emulation by keyboard
I love XInput mouse wheel emulation! Evdev Wheel Emulation can enable on any mouse button by running bellow command (9 is the mouse button that trigger Evdev Wheel Emulation)
xinput set-prop $...
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Meaning of max segments queue param linux
What is meaning of value stored in /sys/block/sda/queue/max_segments (what are those segments?) ? Is it fixed value assigned to block device? Or can I change it in runtime? Where in kernel this value ...
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Unknown symbol device_destroy (err -22)
I'm trying to create a kernel module called Moduleprobe.
I'm using gcc version 4.9.2 (GCC)
The Code used works in the kernel version 3.12. I updated the kernel to the version 4.1.
When calling ...
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Emulating a character device from userspace
We are currently working on building a system for data visualisation for different sensors.
To make development of the Linux application possible we would need to emulate the behaviour of the ...
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Activation /Config of Preempt RT [duplicate]
I installed the Preempt RT patch, how can I know if it was installed correctly, and if it was activated?
If it was right, what configuration shall be done, and how to do it?
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I have a dedicated with 2 SSDs, how to I group them to behave as 1?
I have a dedicated server which I will use to build virtual machines on top of using KVM (thank you, Virtualizor), the problem is, I do not physical access to the machine as it is rented from a big ...
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Atomic section in Linux user space
I need to take a timestamp of the Linux host clock and immediately raise an interrupt on a peripheral device via memory mapped access to its registers.
It is crucial, that there is as little jitter ...
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Why can the kernel not use SSE/AVX registers and instructions?
This post from StackOverflow has this,
In some environments there there is a restriction on certain instructions or using certain registers. For example, in the Linux kernel, use of SSE/AVX or FP ...
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Why won't make let me build my kernel from source?
$ make menuconfig
Makefile:128: *** main directory cannot contain spaces nor colons. Stop.
I get this error message. Why?
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Overheating while running Linux in Laptop
I've been running into issues while running Linux Mint MATE 19 64-bit in my laptop (Toshiba L750). It's installed in a SSD drive and there are 16GB of RAM installed.
I purchased a SSD to move to ...
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Bind/Unbind Linux Module Automatically
I'm currently trying to create my own USB HID mouse driver as an override of the standard generic USB, which always gets in the way. How can I unbind the generic driver and rebind it to my specific ...
