> > > But the Xserver isn't running in the kernel mode.
> >
> > I may have missed something, but the difference between iopl 3 and "kernel
> > mode" is...?
>
> Huge. IOPL 3 is just user mode with full access to the hardware, but
> not, for example, to kernel memory.
Ooops, how forgetful. I forgot about cpl...
Matthew.
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