Hi.. On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 00:55, nascent mind <nascent.mind@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mulyadi, > > Its still in real mode. I agree with the flat address space but why > not put %ss at somewhere near 098000? > > Thanks. > Please don't top post :) Oh, sorry, I thought it's already in protected mode.... OK, so that's your doubt...about the supposed address. Hummm, well.....IMHO it's because there is no real "segment" for kernel stack. So instead treating it differently, it is consider the same as data segment. -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ