Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:48:04 -0700 | From | "Martin J. Bligh" <> | Subject | Re: linear vs. logical addresses? how does cpu interpret kernel addrs? |
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> 1) When I am referencing a pointer in the kernel, is the value of that > pointer variable interpreted by the cpu as a logical or linear address? > > 2) if I have two overlapping data/stack segments presently selected, > each with a different base, how does the cpu know which segment/base > address to use to get the linear address?
IIRC, all the base segments are 0, so none of this matters ;-)
M.
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