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Hi, I'm running fedora 6 on an 32 bit intel processor and I would like to known where the esp register gets its value when a user process switches to ...
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    kernel stack and the esp register

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    I'm running fedora 6 on an 32 bit intel processor and I would like to known where the esp register gets its value when a user process switches to kernel mode...I looked around but can't find any definitive answers maybe someone here can shed some light on this topic...Thanks Gerard4143
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    found the answer...Gerard4143
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    I found an answer on this web site - section 3.3.2 Task State Segment

    Section 3.3. Process Switch

    Now I haven't verified any of this information but for now I'm assuming its correct until proven otherwise...Gerard4143
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    Well I did some coding and the kernel stack pointer (%esp) for a user process is indeed stored in the TSS(task state segment)....Gerard4143
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