Segment Register Instructions

The segment register instructions load far pointers (segment addresses) into the segment registers.

Table 3–11 Segment Register Instructions


Solaris Mnemonic	Intel/AMD Mnemonic	Description	Notes
`lds{wl}`	`LDS`	load far pointer using `%ds`	`ldsl` and `ldsw` invalid under `-xarch=amd64`
`les{wl}`	`LES`	load far pointer using `%es`	`lesl` and `lesw` invalid under `-xarch=amd64`
`lfs{wl}`	`LFS`	load far pointer using `%fs`
`lgs{wl}`	`LGS`	load far pointer using `%gs`
`lss{wl}`	`LSS`	load far pointer using `%ss`