Introduction to the 80386

Chapter 1. Highlights – 1.1 32bit Architecture – 1.2 High performance Implementation – 1.3 Virtual memory support – 1.4 Configurable Protection – 1.5 Extended Debugging Support – 1.6 Object Code Compatibility – 1.7 Summary – Chapter 2. Application Architecture – 2.1 Registers – 2.1.1 General registers – 2.1.2 Flags and Instruction Pointer – 2.1.3 Numeric Coprocessor register – 2.2 Memory and Logical Addressing – 2.2.1 Segments – 2.2.2 Logical Addresses – 2.2.3 Segment and Descriptor Registers – 2.2.4 Addressing Modes – 2.3 Data types and Instructions – 2.3.1 Principal data types – 2.3.2 Numeric Coprocessor Data Types – 2.3.3 Other Instructions – 2.3.3.1 Stack Instructions – 2.3.3.2 Control Transfer Instruction – 2.3.3.3 Miscellaneous Instructions – Chapter 3. System Architecture – 3.1 System registers – 3.2 Multitasking – 3.2.1 Task State Segment – 3.2.2 Task Switching – 3.3 Addressing – 3.3.1 Address Translation Overview – 3.3.2 Segments – 3.3.3 Pages – 3.3.4 Virtual Memory – 3.4 Protection – 3.4.1 Privilege – 3.4.2 Privileged Instructions – 3.4.3 Segment Protection 3.4.4 Page Protection – 3.5 System Calls – 3.6 Interrupts and Exceptions – 3.6.1 Interrupts Descriptor Table – 3.6.2 Debug exceptions and Registers – 3.7 Input/Output – Chapter 4. Architectural Compatibility – 4.1 80286 Compatibility – 4.2 Real and virtual 86 modes – Chapter 5. Hardware implementation – 5.1 Internal Design – 5.2 External interface – 5.2.1 Clock – 5.2.2 Data and Address Buses – 5.2.3 Bus Cycle Definition – 5.2.4 Bus Cycle Control – 5.2.5 Dynamic Bus Sizing – 5.2.6 Processor Status and Control – 5.2.7 Coprocessor Control

This book introduces the Intel 80386 microprocessor to software engineers, hardware engineers, and managers. All topics are covered in only moderate detail; skimming through material in which you are not expert may prove rewarding / Este libro presenta el microprocesador Intel 80386 a ingenieros de software, ingenieros de hardware y administradores. Todos los temas se cubren con un cierto detalle; chequear dicho material puede resultar gratificante para quiénes no son expertos en la materia.