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diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64.md b/src/arch/x86_64.md index 0ca18cc..575870f 100644 --- a/src/arch/x86_64.md +++ b/src/arch/x86_64.md @@ -422,6 +422,15 @@ itself. [15:0] Length of GDT table. ``` +> In 64-bit mode the `{cs, ds, es, ss}` segment register have no +> effect, segmentation is effectively disabled. The `{gs, fs}` segment +> register however can still be used for segmented memory access in +> 64-bit with paging enabled. Segmentation takes place before VA -> PA +> address translation. +> +> The example in [seg.c](x86/seg/seg.c) shows how to set the `gs` base +> address and to relative accesses. + ## References - [SystemV AMD64 ABI][sysvabi] - [AMD64 Vol1: Application Programming][amd64_vol1] |