Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 13:16:13 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Paul Derbyshire <pderbysh AT usa DOT net>
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Subject: Re: ASM - function: what should be pushed?
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On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Paul Derbyshire wrote:

> What the heck is IOPL-3... a technical term for ring 3?

Almost.  IOPL 3 is the privilege level for I/O instructions (like IN
and OUT, but also for STI and CLI).

I should have said "ring 3", though, since IOPL is irrelevant to
accessing GDT and such likes.