Module tartan_arch::x86_common

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Available on x86 or x86-64 only.
Expand description

Architecture-specific primitives common to 32-bit and 64-bit x86 processors.

Modules

Processor feature detection with CPUID.
Support for managing interrupts.
Access to I/O space
Support for virtual memory paging.
Support for protected mode operation.

Structs

CR0: System control register with flags affecting protection, paging, and FPU behavior.
CR4: Miscellaneous system control flags.
XCR0: System control flags that indicate OS support for context management for various registers with the XSAVE feature.
EFLAGS/RFLAGS: General flags, including control, status, and basic system flags.