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How do we shift from protected mode to real mode in Linux 2.6?

How do we shift from protected mode to real mode in Linux 2.6?

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setzamora Avatar asked Dec 05 '22 06:12

setzamora


1 Answers

You do not.

The kernel cannot function at all in real mode, nor can bios calls be (sensibly) made, so you wouldn't be able to do anything anyway.

You might look at how DosEMU uses v86 mode to run your "real mode" code, but that's all.

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MarkR Avatar answered Jan 13 '23 14:01

MarkR