Module tartan_arch::x86::protection

Available on x86 only.

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.

Structs

• BasicTaskStateSegment
  A task state segment (TSS) with fixed redirect and I/O permission maps.
• PrivilegedStack
  Stack pointer and segment for a given privilege level
• TaskStateSegmentBitmaps
  I/O permission map and interrupt redirect map, which are always located together in a task state segment (TSS).
• TaskStateSegmentHeader
  Saved task state that makes up the most significant part of a task state segment (TSS).