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Kernel Module

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Used to describe the .ko object that would be loaded into the {{< glossary_tooltip text="kernel" term_id="kernel" >}} as a potentially risky {{< glossary_tooltip text="kernel module" term_id="kernel-module" >}}.

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This is one option used to pass {{< glossary_tooltip text="kernel" term_id="kernel" >}} events up to userspace for {{< glossary_tooltip text="Falco" term_id="falco" >}} to consume. Sometimes this word is incorrectly used to refer to a probe.