Re: user mode to kernel mode

From: Steve Maillet \(eMVP\) (nospam1_at_EntelechyConsulting.com)
Date: 12/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 09:45:43 -0500

1) Why does it matter? You can't do anything about it.
2) It is done through memory access violations of specially encoded
addresses. The kernel catches these and translates them into the appropriate
internal function call.

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Steve Maillet
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