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Chenna V
Chenna V

Reputation: 10483

How is a Segmentation Fault Thrown?

What determines a segmentation fault and how is the signal sent? Specifically, in Ubuntu or any Linux OS.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 185

Answers (1)

Martin B
Martin B

Reputation: 24140

This section of the Linux Kernel Primer provides a detailed description both of the architecture-specific details of how segmentation faults are detected on the x86 architecture and of how they are then handled in Linux.

Upvotes: 2

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