Unfortunately for kernel developers, allocating memory in the kernel is not as simple as allocating memory in user space. A number of factors contribute to the complication, among them: The kernel is ...

If your production Linux system is logging memory allocation failures, it might still be able to keep running. But developers want to keep an eye on which code can survive a shortage of memory. In ...

Microsoft claimed that there is a major security flaw in the memory allocation code of various devices, including healthcare gears, industrial control systems, and more. A particpant checks a circuit ...