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Kernel Mode and the System Call

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A system call is a request from user mode asking kernel mode to perform an action — crossing an isolation boundary that protects the kernel and programs from each other.

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A records app never opens the disk itself; a request crosses the line.

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The boundary protects; the call is the door.

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