Intel 253668-032US 사용자 설명서

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Vol. 3   17-25
8086 EMULATION
tions in virtual-8086 mode in the same manner as an Intel386 or Intel486 processor 
does. When this flag is set, the virtual mode extension provides the following 
enhancements to virtual-8086 mode:
Speeds up the handling of software-generated interrupts in virtual-8086 mode by 
allowing the processor to bypass the virtual-8086 monitor and redirect software 
interrupts back to the interrupt handlers that are part of the currently running 
8086 program.
Supports virtual interrupts for software written to run on the 8086 processor.
The IOPL value interacts with the VME flag and the bits in the interrupt redirection bit 
map to determine how specific software interrupts should be handled.
The software interrupt redirection bit map (see Figure 17-5) is a 32-byte field in the 
TSS. This map is located directly below the I/O permission bit map in the TSS. Each 
bit in the interrupt redirection bit map is mapped to an interrupt vector. Bit 0 in the 
interrupt redirection bit map (which maps to vector zero in the interrupt table) is 
located at the I/O base map address in the TSS minus 32 bytes. When a bit in this bit 
map is set, it indicates that the associated software interrupt (interrupt generated 
with an INT n instruction) should be handled through the protected-mode IDT and 
interrupt and exception handlers. When a bit in this bit map is clear, the processor 
redirects the associated software interrupt back to the interrupt table in the 8086 
program (located at linear address 0 in the program’s address space). 
NOTE
The software interrupt redirection bit map does not affect hardware 
generated interrupts and exceptions. Hardware generated interrupts 
and exceptions are always handled by the protected-mode interrupt 
and exception handlers.