What Happens on Syscall?

• Automatic

  • Hardware MODE bit flips (go from nonpriv to priv)
  • Minimal save and restore of context
    • SP <- Kernel Syscall SP
    • PC <- Kernel Syscall PC
    • *SP++ <- User SP
    • *SP++ <- User PC
  • What happens on retsys?

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