Store Machine Status Word (smsw)

smsw    	r/m16

Operation

MSW -> r/m16

Description

The machine status word is stored by smsw in the two-byte register of memory location pointed to by the effective address operand.

80386 machines should use MOV ..., CR0.

Example

Store the machine status word in the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5):

smsw 5(%ebx)