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== IDTR == |
== IDTR == |
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The location of the '''IDT''' is kept in the '''IDTR''' ('''IDT''' register). This is loaded using the '''LIDT''' assembly instruction, whose argument is an ''' |
The location of the '''IDT''' is kept in the '''IDTR''' ('''IDT''' register). This is loaded using the '''LIDT''' assembly instruction, whose argument is a pointer to an '''IDT Descriptor''' structure: |
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