Intel IA-32 User Manual

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Vol. 3A 4-21

PROTECTION

Figure 4-10. Call-Gate Mechanism

Figure 4-11. Privilege Check for Control Transfer with Call Gate

Offset

Segment Selector

Far Pointer to Call Gate

Required but not used by processor

Call-Gate
Descriptor

Code-Segment
Descriptor

Descriptor Table

Offset

Base

Base

Offset

Base

Segment Selector

+

Procedure

Entry Point

CPL

RPL

DPL

DPL

Privilege

Check

Call Gate (Descriptor)

Destination Code-

CS Register

Call-Gate Selector

Segment Descriptor

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