Module segmentation

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Functionality to manipulate segment registers, build segement descriptors and selectors.

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Descriptor: Entry for IDT, GDT or LDT. Provides size and location of a segment.
DescriptorBuilder: Makes building descriptors easier (hopefully).
SegmentSelector: Specifies which element to load into a segment from descriptor tables (i.e., is a index to LDT or GDT table with some additional flags).

CodeSegmentType: Code Segment types for descriptors. See also Intel 3a, Table 3-1 Code- and Data-Segment Types.
DataSegmentType: Data Segment types for descriptors. See also Intel 3a, Table 3-1 Code- and Data-Segment Types.
SystemDescriptorTypes32: System-Segment and Gate-Descriptor Types 32-bit mode. See also Intel 3a, Table 3-2 System Segment and Gate-Descriptor Types.
SystemDescriptorTypes64: System-Segment and Gate-Descriptor Types 64-bit mode See also Intel 3a, Table 3-2 System Segment and Gate-Descriptor Types.

BuildDescriptor
GateDescriptorBuilder: Trait that defines the architecture specific functions for building various system segment descriptors which are available on all 16, 32, and 64 bits.
LdtDescriptorBuilder: Trait to define functions that build an architecture specific ldt descriptor. There is no corresponding ldt descriptor type for 16 bit.
SegmentDescriptorBuilder: Trait to define functions that build architecture specific code and data descriptors.
TaskGateDescriptorBuilder: Trait to implement for building a task-gate (this descriptor is not implemented for 64-bit systems since Hardware task switches are not supported in IA-32e mode.).