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[I686] sysenter scheme in static programs ?


Hi,

I wonder why when static compiling a program with glibc calls, the old
int $0x80 is still used. I've read that Intel has introduced a faster
call interface to x86 using sysenter mnemonic. Why ignoring it ?

Cheers

-- 
Mathieu Geli


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