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SubjectRe: [PATCH] kprobes for 2.5.50-bk2
On Tue, Dec 03, 2002 at 01:56:05PM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > This last part just got me thinking.
> > What stops someone for example using this to implement a binary
> > only replacement of the TCP/IP stack, or any other part of the
> > kernel for that matter ?
>
> It can be already easily done, just patch the kernel code in /dev/kmem
> and add some jump instructions to your loaded module.
> But it's not practical, because it's 100% binary dependent and would
> break with every small change.

indeed.

> Similar to kprobes. But kprobes is actually useful for kernel debugging/
> tracing and unlike many other of these patches not very intrusive.

Suparna also just told me I overlooked the _GPL on the export.

Dave

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