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-rw-r--r-- | src/segmentation.rs | 11 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/segmentation.rs b/src/segmentation.rs index 8757add..4b08b99 100644 --- a/src/segmentation.rs +++ b/src/segmentation.rs @@ -568,6 +568,17 @@ pub fn cs() -> SegmentSelector { SegmentSelector::from_raw(segment) } +/// Swap the GS register. +/// +/// Exchanges the current GS base register value with the value contained +/// in MSR address IA32_KERNEL_GS_BASE. +/// +/// # Unsafe +/// The SWAPGS instruction is a privileged instruction intended for use by system software. +pub unsafe fn swapgs() { + asm!("swapgs" ::: "gs"); +} + #[cfg(test)] mod test { use super::*; |