Module x86::dtables

Functions and data-structures for working with descriptor tables.

Structs

DescriptorTablePointer

A struct describing a pointer to a descriptor table (GDT / IDT). This is in a format suitable for giving to ‘lgdt’ or ‘lidt’.

Functions

ldtr^⚠

Returns the segment selector from the local descriptor table register (LDTR).

lgdt^⚠

Load the GDTR register with the specified base and limit.

lidt^⚠

Load the IDTR register with the specified base and limit.

load_ldtr^⚠

Loads the segment selector into the selector field of the local descriptor table register (LDTR).

sgdt^⚠

Retrieve base and limit from the GDTR register.

sidt^⚠

Retrieve base and limit from the IDTR register.