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Let's Embed a Go Program into the Linux Kernel (2023)

by Richard Weinberger sigma-star.at published 2023-07-218 min read

Today, we would like to present a lesser-known feature of the Linux kernel. Instead of launching a program from a file system, regardless of whether it's virtual or not, it is also possible to embed a user-space program directly into the kernel image itself and start it from there.

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