Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!milton.u.washington.edu!jsp From: jsp@glia.u.washington.edu (Jeff Prothero) Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: i386 GDT question (multi-processor) Message-ID: Date: 24 Oct 90 00:53:21 GMT References: <16393@samsung.samsung.com> Sender: news@milton.u.washington.edu Organization: Biological Structure, U of Wash, Seattle Lines: 8 In-reply-to: duane@mauve.samsung.com's message of 22 Oct 90 19:28:12 GMT One possible problem: The BUSY bit for a task is stored in the TSS descriptor in the GDT, instead of in the TSS. (Why??) Have you thought through the implications of sharing this? jsp@milton.u.washington.edu -- - Jeff (S)