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GDT::Pointer Struct Reference

Structure that describes a GDT Pointer (aka GDT Descriptor) More...

#include <machine/gdt.h>

Public Member Functions

template<typename T , size_t LEN>
constexpr Pointer (const T(&desc)[LEN])
 Constructor (automatic length) More...
 
constexpr Pointer (void *desc, size_t len)
 Constructor. More...
 
void set (void *desc, size_t len)
 Set an address. More...
 

Public Attributes

uint16_t limit
 GDT size in bytes (minus 1 byte)
 
void * base
 GDT base address.
 

Detailed Description

Structure that describes a GDT Pointer (aka GDT Descriptor)

It contains both the length (in bytes) of the GDT (minus 1 byte) and the pointer to the GDT. The pointer to the GDT can be loaded using the instruction lgdt.

Note
As Intel uses little endian for representing multi-byte values, the GDT::Pointer structure can be used for 16, 32, and 64 bit descriptor tables: 
*         | 16 bit | 16 bit  | 16 bit  | 16 bit  | 16 bit  |
*         +--------+---------------------------------------+
* Pointer | limit  | base (up to 64 bit)                   |
*         +--------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
*         | used for 16 bit  | ignored...                  |
*         |      used for 32 bit       | ignored...        |
*         |                used for 64 bit                 |
*
See also
ISDMv3, Figure 2-6; Memory Management Registers

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename T , size_t LEN>
constexpr GDT::Pointer::Pointer ( const T(&)  desc[LEN])
inlineexplicitconstexpr

Constructor (automatic length)

Parameters
descArray of GDT segment descriptors – must be defined in the same module!
constexpr GDT::Pointer::Pointer ( void *  desc,
size_t  len 
)
inlineconstexpr

Constructor.

Parameters
descAddress of the GDT segment descriptors
lenNumber of entries

Member Function Documentation

void GDT::Pointer::set ( void *  desc,
size_t  len 
)
inline

Set an address.

Note
On change, lgdt must be executed again
Parameters
descAddress of the GDT segment descriptors
lenNumber of entries
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