Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developers Manual Volume 1, Basic Architecture

Vol. 1 4-33
DATA TYPES
• Clearing the exception flags
• Returning to the interrupted program and resuming normal execution
In lieu of writing recovery procedures, the exception handler can do the following:
• Increment in software an exception counter for later display or printing
• Print or display diagnostic information (such as the state information)
• Halt further program execution