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PUSH instruction in 64 bit mode

logicman112
Beginner
‎07-17-2010 12:20 AM
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How CPU differentiates between the following instructions while it is in IA-32e, 64 bit, long mode :

PUSH r/m16
PUSH r/m64

While the opcode for both is FF/6, they have the same code segment descriptor, no prefixes were used and the default operand size attribute is 8 or 32 bits?!!
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neni
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‎07-20-2010 10:53 AM
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you have only two flavors 16 bit and 64 bit, 66 prefix is what seperates them

from the manual:

In 64-bit mode, the instructions default operation size is 64 bits. In a push, the

64-bit RSP register (stack pointer) is decremented by 8. A 66H override causes

16-bit operation. Note that pushing a 16-bit operand can result in the stack pointer

misaligned to 8-byte boundary.

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logicman112
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‎08-03-2010 01:48 AM
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thank you to answer the question
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