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Ski’s main responsibility is to simulate
6.1Application-Mode and System-Mode Simulation
Ski supports two instruction sets and two modes of simulation. The two instruction sets supported by Ski are the
Ski’s two simulation modes let you simulate an application program
6.2Ski Support for Application-Mode Programs
To support
6.2.1Application-Mode IA-64 Programs
For
Application program calls to Linux system functions are emulated by the simulator or passed to the host Linux operating system; unsupported calls cause simulation to stop. Registers are initialized according to Linux calling conventions. Application mode programs can’t access (simulated) I/O devices or privileged registers. Application mode programs can’t execute privileged instructions or receive interrupts; any interruptions cause Ski to stop simulation and generate an error message.
6.2.2Application-Mode IA-32 Programs
For
6.3Ski Support for System-Mode Programs
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