Windows Internals #2: Exploring APC, IRQL & Thread DPC

Опубликовано: 08 Июнь 2026
на канале: Alchemy
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Within today's presentation, we undertake a comprehensive exploration of the intricate layers of the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APC), Interrupt Request Level (IRQL), and Thread Deferred Procedure Call (DPC) sub-mechanisms. These internal components intricately collaborate to facilitate the seamless functioning of the Deferred Procedure Call (DPC) and Interrupt Service Routine (ISR), which stand as the fundamental mechanisms in this context. Throughout our analysis, we delve into the interrelationships that bind these mechanisms together, elucidating the collaborative synergy that underpins their collective contribution to the overall processing paradigm.

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📙 CPU ANALYSIS
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

📙 COMMON IN DEPTH ANALYSIS ISSUES
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

📙 APC (Asynchronous Procedure Call)
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

📙IRQL (Interrupt Request Level)
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t...

📙THREAD DPC
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

📙 KERNEL MODE DRIVER ARCHITECTURE DESIGN GUIDE
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...

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0:00 Intro
0:55 APC (Asynchronous Procedure Call)
4:08 IRQL (Interrupt Request Level)
7:53 Thread DPC
11:23 Connection with DPC & ISR
13:05 Summary of mechanisms
13:52 Describing the all procedure
15:23 How to detect and & fix issues
16:29 Further reading
16:57 Final Thoughts
17:44 Outro


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