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How does the kernel object outlive the process that created it?

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6. How does the kernel object outlive the process that created it?

If your process calls a function that creates a kernel object and then your process terminates, the kernel object is not necessarily destroyed. Under most circumstances, the object will be destroyed; but if another process is using the kernel object your process created, the kernel knows not to destroy the object until the other process has stopped using it

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