I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

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Hi, Nikolai Khechumov is here. We all use software and hardware with many security mechanisms inside and don't notice them. But these mechanisms are not magical: they still live somewhere in code or ...

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Hi, I found that the image and NFS files use separate, uncoordinated inode ID allocation mechanisms that operate on the same 64-bit inode space, may causing potential ID collisions. Here’s what I’ve ...

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Memory management is a critical aspect of modern operating systems, ensuring efficient allocation and deallocation of system memory. Linux, as a robust and widely used operating system, employs ...