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Updated: December 2014
 
 

3.2.11 Segment Register Instructions

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

Table 3-12  Segment Register Instructions
Oracle Solaris Mnemonic
Intel/AMD Mnemonic
Description
Notes
lds{wl}
LDS
load far pointer using %ds
ldsl and ldsw invalid under –m64
les{wl}
LES
load far pointer using %es
lesl and lesw invalid under –m64
lfs{wl}
LFS
load far pointer using %fs
lgs{wl}
LGS
load far pointer using %gs
lss{wl}
LSS
load far pointer using %ss