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Re:The Linux kernel can spawn processes on its own by p_l on Saturday June 11, 2022 @03:40PM (#31707562)
Arguably signals were the classic "upcall", and netlink is probably main mechanism for upcalls in current linux.

But NT's hidden VMS-esque API for upcalls would be somewhat nicer option at times (or Solaris Doors)

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