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  • To distinguish a kernel-level virtual machine from a userland one, I propose to use the strictly synonymous, but used more in the context of operating systems term "Hardware abstraction layer", or HAL, for the former.

    Snell-Pym » Designing a Hardware Abstraction Layer: A VM for an operating system 2009

  • Which is exactly what I set out to do with HYDROGEN, a kernel-level virtual machine for the ARGON project.

    Snell-Pym » Designing a Hardware Abstraction Layer: A VM for an operating system 2009

  • ETW is the efficient kernel-level tracing facility built into Windows.

    Site Home david.hardin 2011

  • That proprietary code includes the source for Solaris' kernel-level cryptographic framework daemon, logical link control driver, and code for mounting NFS filesystems.

    Ars Technica Sean Gallagher 2011

  • · This additional layer of security prevents hard-to-remove spyware, including rootkits and kernel-level threats, from getting onto your PC and causing damage.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • But with the new RHEL, the big news lies with improvements to kernel-level software.

    The Register Team Register 2010

  • Environment technology, which limits the amount of resources (such as CPU, I/O, memory) available to a group of processes the the kernel-level.

    theWHIR.com - Daily Web Hosting News 2010

  • This rapid release reflects just another way CloudLinux is establishing itself as an innovator in the market, which, like its proprietary kernel-level technology Lightweight Virtual Environment ™, has received industry-wide recognition.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Paul Zimski, vice president of market strategy at security firm Lumension, said that rootkits are very "pesky," and that Alureon is particularly difficult to deal with because it's a kernel-level bug.

    Government Computer News Current Issue 2010

  • Paul Zimski, vice president of market strategy at security firm Lumension, said that rootkits are very "pesky," and that Alureon is particularly difficult to deal with because it's a kernel-level bug.

    Government Computer News Current Issue 2010

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