Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 04:11:51 +0200 (METDST)
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From: Morten Welinder <terra AT diku DOT dk>
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Just, FYI, this algorithm (setting AC flag, then ...) will not work in
all environments.  In particular, you have no guarantee that the AC
flag will be turned on if the underlying DPMI does not feel like it.
The manual page ought to say this.  I don't think a bulletproof
algorithm exists outside ring 0/real mode.

Also, your switch statement is incomplete -- add a default case and
call it "ix86" or something like that.

Morten