On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:07:03 +0100, Renaud Lienhart <renaud.lienhart@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Gaurav wrote: > > [...] > > instruction, which actually switches the CPU mode from > > user to kernel mode (ring0 to ring3), at this time the > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Well actually ring3 is the user mode, and ring0 is the kernel > mode. So you should have read "ring3 to ring0" :) > > -- > Renaud Lienhart sorry, my mistake, yes ring3 is user mode and ring0 is kernel mode. --gd -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/