Chapter 8. Code Segments
The Previous Chapter
This chapter introduced segment register usage in Protected Mode, Segment Descriptors, the GDT, the LDTS, the IDT, and the general Segment Descriptor format.
This Chapter
This chapter provides a detailed description of Code Segments (both Conforming and Non-Conforming), privilege checking, and Call Gates.
The Next Chapter
This chapter provides a detailed description of Data and Stack segments (including Expand-Up and Expand-Down Stacks) and privilege checking.
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