Kernel-mode vs user-mode Device drivers, particularly on modern Windows platforms, can run in kernel-mode (Ring 0) or in user-mode (Ring 3).[3] The primary benefit of running a driver in user mode is improved stability, since a poorly written user mode device driver cannot crash the system by overwriting kernel memory.[4] On the other hand, user/kernel-mode transitions usually impose a considerable performance overhead, thereby prohibiting user mode-drivers for low latency and high throughput requirements.
On Apr 5, 8:32 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish to see if theirs a way to make these drivers run in Kernel > Mode, like they do in XP. Kernel mode = more speed. -- INTEL 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
