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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86-64: espfix for 64-bit mode *PROTOTYPE*
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:

> Does anyone have any idea if there is a real use case for non-16-bit
> LDT segments used as the stack segment? Does Wine use anything like
> that?

Wine uses them for DPMI support, though that would only get used when
vm86 mode is available.

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Alexandre Julliard
julliard@winehq.org


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