From:	elf AT netcom DOT com (Marc Singer)
Message-Id:	<199605131457.HAA17734@netcom3.netcom.com>
Subject:	Re: Loading Selectors
To:	martynas DOT kunigelis AT vm DOT ktu DOT lt (Martynas Kunigelis)
Date:	Mon, 13 May 1996 07:57:15 -0700 (PDT)
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com (DJGPP List Alias)
In-Reply-To:	<199605130945.FAA12824@delorie.com> from "Martynas Kunigelis" at May 13, 96 12:32:31 pm
MIME-Version:	1.0

> GCC has no constraints for segment registers, because it never uses
> them. What the heck are they for in flat memory model from a
> compiler's point of view?

I believe that segment registers all point to the same selector in
FLAT model.  If they do not, some instructions won't work such as the
string move instructions.  I can't see any reason for the compiler to
KNOW about segment registers.

Marc

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