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SubjectRe: asm (lidt) question
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Davide Libenzi wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Jul 2003, Jamie Lokier wrote:
>
> > Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > > IMHO, since "var" is really an output parameter.
> >
> > "var" is read, not written.
> > I think you are confusing "lidt" with "sidt".
>
> Actually I don't even know what I was confusing, since L and S are not
> there for nothing ;) And yes, the form with =m as input parameter should
> be corrected, even if it generates the same code.
>
>
>
> - Davide

LIDT is "load interrupt descriptor table". SIDT is "store interrupt
descriptor table". Only SIDT modifies memory. LIDT reads from memory
and puts the result into a special CPU register, therefore doesn't
modify memory.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.20 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
Note 96.31% of all statistics are fiction.

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