Linux Kernel /proc/*/mem Pseudofile: Understanding Punch Through Semantics for Unwritable Memory
Introduction An obscure quirk of the /proc/*/mem pseudofile is its “punch through” semantics. Writes performed through this file will succeed even if the destination virtual memory is marked…
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