Doesn't allowing a user mode program to access kernel space memory and execute the IN and OUT...
Channel: Roel Van de Paar
Date: 11/01/2021

Unix & Linux: Doesn't allowing a user mode program to access kernel space memory and execute the IN and OUT instructions defeat the purpose of having CPU modes?

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