Windows Kernel - H2HC

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Architecture of WindowsusermodeNT API stubs (wrap sysenter) -- system library (ntdll.dll)NTOSkernellayerTrap/Exception/Interrupt DispatchCPU mgmt: scheduling, synchr,ISRs/DPCs/APCskernelmodeDriversDevices, Filters,Volumes,Networking,GraphicsProcs/Threads IPCVirtualglueMemoryCaching Mgr I/ONTOS executive layerObjectMgrSecurityRegistryHardware Abstraction Layer (HAL): BIOS/chipset detailsfirmware/hardwareCPU, MMU, APIC, BIOS/ACPI, Copyright Microsoft memory, devicesCorporation
Windows Vista KernelChangesAlgorithms, scalability, code maintainabilityCPU timing: Uses Time Stamp Counter (TSC)●Interrupts not charged to threads●Timing and quanta are more accurateCommunicationI/O●●●ALPC: Advanced Lightweight Procedure CallsKernel-mode RPCNew TCP/IP stack (integrated IPv4 and IPv6)●●Remove a context switch from I/O Completion PortsI/O cancellation improvementsMemory management●Address space randomization (DLLs, stacks)
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