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LIDT      Load Interrupt Descriptor Table (286/386)  Flags: O D I T S Z A P C
                                                                          
LIDT memory location

           Logic:        Interrupt Descriptor Table . [memory location]

     LIDT loads an operand into the IDTR register (which specifies the address
     and limit of the Interrupt Descriptor Table). You must supply it with a
     64-bit memory location.

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   Operands                   Clocks   Transfers  Bytes  Example
   LIDT memory                12 (286)    8         5    LGDT MY_DESCRIPTOR
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        Note:          This instruction is only available to processes
                       with a privilege level of 0.

See Also: LGDT LLDT SGDT SIDT SLDT
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