Available on x86 only.
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Support for protected mode operation.
This includes the minimal support for segmented memory and hardware task management that is required to operate in protected mode with a flat memory model.
Structsยง
- Basic
Task State Segment - A task state segment (TSS) with fixed redirect and I/O permission maps.
- Privileged
Stack - Stack pointer and segment for a given privilege level
- Task
State Segment Bitmaps - I/O permission map and interrupt redirect map, which are always located together in a task state segment (TSS).
- Task
State Segment Header - Saved task state that makes up the most significant part of a task state segment (TSS).