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[I686] sysenter scheme in static programs ?
- From: Mathieu Geli <geli at enseirb dot fr>
- To: libc-ports at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 19:29:58 +0100
- Subject: [I686] sysenter scheme in static programs ?
Hi,
I wonder why when static compiling a program with glibc calls, the old
int $0x80 is still used. I've read that Intel has introduced a faster
call interface to x86 using sysenter mnemonic. Why ignoring it ?
Cheers
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Mathieu Geli