a kernel cannot run in a VM
a kernel cannot run in a VM
Posted Nov 20, 2012 21:46 UTC (Tue) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)In reply to: Being unfairly fair by man_ls
Parent article: Attacking hardened Linux systems with kernel JIT spraying
That was my immediate reaction.
Sorry to say it, but cyanit doesn't seem to understand the difference between a kernel and a VM.
A VM provides a *virtual* computer so that the programs don't need to give a fig what the real hardware is.
A kernel must interface directly with the hardware and cannot afford to ignore any figs.
Running a kernel in a VM is likely to vanish in a puff of smoke as it gets lost in a mobius loop!
Cheers,
Wol