From: terje.mathisen@nospicedham.tmsw.no   
      
   R.Wieser wrote:   
   > Terje,   
   >   
   >> Guys, if you want this to be fast then you do a single SMC setup   
   >> operation to patch a far call site located in a (tiny) near   
   >> function.   
   >   
   > I do not want to sound cranky, but what would that method have over   
   > the classic INT xx, RET procedure ?   
      
   A far call is significantly faster than an INT on most cpus, check Agner   
   Fog's tables.   
   >   
   > Also: CLI below the PUSHF, CALL instead of JMP (I guess this was a   
   > quicky for you).   
      
   Ouch!   
      
   Far too quick indeed. :-(   
      
   Terje   
   >   
   > Regards, Rudy Wieser   
   >   
   >   
      
      
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