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Do you mean all-kernel-mode vs. IMGNOTALLKMODE? Or do you mean just
temporarily putting your thread into kernel mode by calling SetKMode()?

SetKMode lets your thread make system calls faster, by sort of using a fast
path. But it also gives your thread access to memory it shouldn't be
touching, etc. So only threads from trusted processes can call SetKMode.
All-kernel-mode sacrifices security for performance by letting all threads
be in kernel mode all the time.

I don't think we provide any perf tests specifically aimed at timing kmode
vs. normal. Perhaps the "osbench" test that comes with PB. If you're
talking about all-kernel-mode then you can just test it by running some
user level benchmark, eg. I-Bench from VeriTest is a good one, if you have
a browser.

Sue
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