x86_64 0.5.2

Support for x86_64 specific instructions, registers, and structures.
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//! Functions to flush the translation lookaside buffer (TLB).

use crate::VirtAddr;

/// Invalidate the given address in the TLB using the `invlpg` instruction.
pub fn flush(addr: VirtAddr) {
    unsafe { asm!("invlpg ($0)" :: "r" (addr.as_u64()) : "memory") };
}

/// Invalidate the TLB completely by reloading the CR3 register.
pub fn flush_all() {
    use crate::registers::control::Cr3;
    let (frame, flags) = Cr3::read();
    unsafe { Cr3::write(frame, flags) }
}