{{short description|Feature of the Linux kernel that partitions kernel resources}}
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| author = Al Viro
| developer = Eric W. Biederman, Pavel Emelyanov, Al Viro, Cyrill Gorcunov et al.
| released = {{Start date and age|2002}}
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| genre = [[System software]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] and [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]
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