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BASIC INSTRUCTION SET
Example: STI. Sets IF= 1, which enables the processing of maskable external interrupts.
Example: CLI.
Sets IF=O to disable maskable interrupt processing.
HLT (Halt) causes the processor to suspend processing operations pending an interrupt or a system
reset. This trusted instruction provides an alternative
to an endless software loop in situations where a
program must wait for an interrupt. The return address saved after the interrupt
will point to the
instruction immediately following HLT. This instruction may
be executed only when CPL = O.
Example: HL T
LOCK (Assert Bus Lock) is a i-byte prefix code that causes the processor to assert the bus LOCK
signal during execution of the instruction that follows. LOCK does not affect any flags. LOCK may
be used only when CPL :5 IOPL. A protection exception will occur if LOCK is used when CPL >
10PL.
3.11.3 Input and Output Instructions
These trusted instructions provide access to the processor's I/O ports to transfer data to and from
peripheral devices. In Protected Mode, these instructions may be executed only when
CPL :5 IOPL.
IN (Input/rom Port) transfers a byte or a word from an input port to AL or AX. If a program specifies
AL with the
IN instruction, the processor transfers 8 bits from the selected port to AL. Alternately, if
a program specifies AX with the
IN instruction, the processor transfers 16 bits from the port to AX.
The program can specify the number of the port in
two ways. Using an immediate byte constant, the
program can specify 256 8-bit ports numbered 0 through 255 or 128 16-bit ports numbered
0,2,4, ... ,252,254. Using the current value contained in DX, the program can specify 8-bit ports numbered
o through 65,535, or 16-bit ports using even-numbered ports in the same range.
Example:
IN AL,
BYTEYORT_NUMBER. Transfers 8 bits to AL from the port identified by the immediate
constant
BYTEYORT _NUMBER.
OUT (Output to Port) transfers a byte or a word to an output port from AL or AX. The program can
specify the number of the port using the
same methods of the IN instruction.
Example:
OUT AX, DX. Transfers 16 bits from AX to the port identified by the Hi-bit number
contained in DX.
INS and OUTS (Input String and Output String) cause block input or output operations using a Repeat
prefix.
See Chapter 4 for more information on INS and OUTS.
3.12 PROCESSOR EXTENSION INSTRUCTIONS
Processor Extension provides an extension to the instruction set of the base architecture (e.g., 80287).
The
NPX extends the instruction set of the CPU-based architecture to support high-precision integer
and floating-point calculations. This extended instruction set includes arithmetic, comparison, transcen-
dental, and data transfer instructions. The
NPX also contains a set of useful constants to enhance the
speed of numeric calculations.
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