A call gate is a mechanism in Intel's x86 architecture for changing the privilege level of a process when it executes a predefined function call using a CALL FAR instruction. == Overview == Call gates are intended to allow less privileged code to call code with a higher privilege level.
A call gate is a mechanism in Intel's x86 architecture for changing the privilege level of a process when it executes a predefined function call using a CALL FAR instruction. == Overview == Call gates are intended to allow less privileged code to call code with a higher privilege level.
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