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Functions and data-structures for working with descriptor tables.
Structs
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.
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.