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This focuses on int 0x80, which is the old method; it's been replaced by the sysenter opcode, which is faster on newer chips. (This has been the case since Linu
by derleth 15y ago
This focuses on int 0x80, which is the old method; it's been replaced by the sysenter opcode, which is faster on newer chips. (This has been the case since Linux 2.5, and Pentium II+ processors; it was apparently first noticed on the Pentium IV.) Would this basic method work with sysenter?
http://articles.manugarg.com/systemcallinlinux2_6.html http://articles.manugarg.com/systemcallinlinux2_6.html
http://kerneltrap.org/node/531 http://kerneltrap.org/node/531 (From 2002)
http://lwn.net/Articles/18412/ http://lwn.net/Articles/18412/ (Yep, late 2002)