Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of ProtectionModel

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12/11/05 11:56:42 (4 years ago)
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  • ProtectionModel

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    33The Ring Cycle has 4 levels of protection which map directly to the hardware privilege levels like so: 
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     5[[Image(htdocs:ringcyclecircles.jpg)]] 
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    57 * Ring 0 -- Fully trusted kernel code.  Drivers built into the kernel at compile time go here.  Has full access to all system resources.