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Re:Linux as co-operative Windows process by p_ing on Sunday February 09, 2025 @01:55PM (#42992696)
The VMM is part of the kernel (or executive), not userspace. App requests memory, VMM assigns pages from RAM, page file, or backing store.

If you wanted to segment yourself and take over anything 'below' the kernel like the MMU, you'd need elevated rights. But that'd be some interesting programming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Windows_NT#/me...

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Re:Linux as co-operative Windows process by quotemstr on Sunday February 09, 2025 @04:31PM (#42994225)
Huh? What are you talking about? I can manipulate page tables just fine from userspace through the magic of MapViewOfFile.
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