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May it be possible to, let's say, use a kernel module that uses those instructions exclusively, and then interface it though a userspace library? In such case,
by ladyanita22 4y ago
May it be possible to, let's say, use a kernel module that uses those instructions exclusively, and then interface it though a userspace library?
In such case, I understand the operations would be done in kernel space which doesn't require saving states (as it's running in kernel mode, which is a single address space) and these extensions would be accessed through this library.
- wmf 4y agoThe kernel still has threads and thread switching. Pretty much anything is possible since it's open source.
- ladyanita22 4y agoDo these threads require state saving?