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> One reason it's especially funny is that "HLT" is one of those legacy instructions that has pretty much no use in a modern system Is HLT no longer used in OS
by CogitoCogito 9y ago
> One reason it's especially funny is that "HLT" is one of those legacy instructions that has pretty much no use in a modern system
Is HLT no longer used in OS idle loops? Are there now other instructions which are better to use instead?
- fwsgonzo 9y agoIt's absolutely used. It's a completely normal and expected instruction to find on any CPU whether new or old.