Call Gate Contents

        CALL GATE
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 |       PL of Gate      |     Can I see this gate?
 |-----------------------|
 |       CS of entry     |     Where is the entry?
 |-----------------------|
 |      EIP of entry     |     Where is the entry?
 |-----------------------|
 |       Parm Count      |     What gets passed?
 |       WC  or  DWC     |
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       A Descriptor

Note: Observe that the privilege level of the gate controls which privilege level programs can access the gate; the target privilege level is contained in the entry point CS value.


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