Subject: extended segments on 80386
Would it be possible for GCC to generate code
that reserves ESI and EDI as "extended segment"
registers to hold a source and destination
"extended segment" of any operation.
This will be the upper 32-bits of a 64-bit address.
When run on
Would it be possible for GCC to generate code
that reserves ESI and EDI as "extended segment"
registers to hold a source and destination
"extended segment" of any operation.
This will be the upper 32-bits of a 64-bit address.
When run on a normal 80386, such code will work
fine, and ESI and EDI