can someone explain the purpose of this code :
#define RESTORE_ALL \
[snip]
1: popl %ds; \
2: popl %es; \
addl $4,%esp; \
3: iret; \
.section .fixup,"ax"; \
4: movl $0,(%esp); \
jmp 1b; \
5: movl $0,(%esp); \
jmp 2b; \
6: pushl %ss; \
popl %ds; \
pushl %ss; \
popl %es; \
pushl $11; \
call do_exit; \
.previous; \
.section __ex_table,"a";\
.align 4; \
.long 1b,4b; \
.long 2b,5b; \
.long 3b,6b; \
Now, I understand the exception table stuff (fault at 1 ends up at 4 etc.) but I am
unable to fathom what it's actually for. Ideas ?
regards
john
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