VMS Help MACRO, VAX MACRO Assembler, Instructions, LDPCTX *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX) |
Purpose: Load processor context - restore register and memory management context Format: opcode Operation: if PSL<current-mode> NEQU 0 then {opcode reserved to Digital fault}; {invalidate per-process translation buffer entries}; {load process general registers from process control block}; {load process map, ASTLVL and PME from PCB}; {save PSL and PC on stack for subsequent REI} C. Codes: Not affected Exceptions: Reserved operand, privileged instruction Opcodes: 06 LDPCTX Load process context Description: The process control block is specified by the internal processor register PCBB (process control block base). The general registers are loaded from the PCB, along with the memory management registers describing the address space. The process entries in the translation buffer are cleared. Execution is switched to the kernel stack. The PC and PSL are moved from the PCB to the stack, suitable for use by a REI instruction.
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