From:	Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: The endless int31 hooking debugging continued
Date:	06 Jan 2000 15:10:45 -0800
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> writes:

> > /* Restore segments to valid DJGPP state. */
> >         movw %cs:_my_ds, %ds
> >         movw _my_ds, %es
> >         movw _my_ds, %ss
> 
> I don' think you can move values into segment registers directly, I
> think you need to use AX as intermediary.

Unless I'm mistaken, you can.  You can move values from either
registers or memory into a segment register.  The only kind that's
forbidden is immediate values.  But I don't have my books here to
check it.
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Nate Eldredge
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu

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