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650 AMD Geode™ LX Processors Data Book
Instruction Set
33234H
Exceptions
#UD If current privilege level is not 0, or the DMM_INST_EN = 0 and if the processor is not in SMM and if the processor
is not in DMM.
Notes
Data address breakpoints on DMM header addresses are ignored during the execution of the RSM instruction.
The RDM instruction does not check the values that it reads from the DMM header for validity.
The RDM instruction sets the current privilege level to the SS DPL value read from the DMM header.
If a RDM restores the processor to real mode, the VM bit of the EFlags register is cleared regardless of the state of the VM
bit in the EFlags value of the DMM header.
If RDM restores the processor to a privilege level that is not 3, then the VM bit of the EFlags register is cleared, regardless
of the contents of the VM bit in the EFlags value of the DMM header.
8.3.4.5 RSDC - Restore Segment Register and Descriptor
Operation
Description
Restore the specified segment descriptor (either DS, ES, FS, GS, SS, or CS) from memory. Below is the format of the
descriptor contents in memory.
Flags Affected
None.
Exceptions
#UD If current privilege level is not 0, or the SMM_INST_EN = 0 and if the processor is not in SMM and if the processor
is not in DMM.
Notes
The reg field within the mod r/m byte specifies which segment’s register and descriptor should be restored. Reg fields of 0,
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 specify the ES, CS, SS, DS, FS, and GS selectors respectively. The RSDC instruction is not recognized if
the reg field is 6 or 7.
The RSDC instruction does not check its memory operand for validity. Care should be taken to always load valid data into
segment registers.
A RSDC CS instruction’s alteration of the CS base does not take affect until the execution of the next non-sequential
instruction or pipeline flush. A pipeline flush could be caused by an external suspend, an external debug stall, or an SMC
snoop hit. A RSDC CS instruction’s alteration of the CS limit takes affect immediately.
A RSDC SS instruction alters the CPL to the DPL value. If the executable bit (X) is set, then the CS becomes unwritable.
External interrupts, single-step traps, and debug exceptions are not taken between a RSDC CS instruction and the RSLDT
instruction (Section 8.3.4.6 on page 651).
Opcode Instruction Clocks Description
0F 79 /r RSDC sr, m80 11 Restore descriptor from memory
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
SELECTOR[15:3] TI RPL +8
BASE[31:24] G B
0 V LIMIT[19:16] 1 DPL 1 X E W A BASE[23:16] +4
BASE[15:0] LIMIT[15:0] +0
IF (CPL<>0 OR (SMM_INST_EN=0 AND SMM=0 AND DMM=0))
#UD;
ELSE
SEG.DESCR <= MEM80;