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fuj
on Oct 13, 2021
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Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Che...
Isn't this the case for every major OS? I know FreeBSD device drivers can be (un)loaded on-the-fly. Same for MacOS. I assume it's also possible in Linux(?)
kaladin-jasnah
on Oct 14, 2021
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It is. I believe you use
modprobe -r kernel_module_name
to unload a kernel module and
modprobe kernel_module_name
to load it.
Arnavion
on Oct 14, 2021
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Linux lets you disable dynamic modules. OpenBSD removed support for them some years ago.
astrange
on Oct 14, 2021
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macOS doesn't let you load kexts anymore since it's less important with drivers moving to userspace.
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