Difference between revisions of "HLT"

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The halt (HLT) instruction halts the cpu.  The cpu performs no further processing after receiving this instruction.  This also means that all further interrupts are ignored as well.
 
The halt (HLT) instruction halts the cpu.  The cpu performs no further processing after receiving this instruction.  This also means that all further interrupts are ignored as well.
  
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<tr><td>Instruction Name</td><td>Halt</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Instruction Name</td><td>Halt</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Mnemonic</td><td>HLT</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Mnemonic</td><td>HLT</td></tr>

Revision as of 21:43, 10 January 2005

The halt (HLT) instruction halts the cpu. The cpu performs no further processing after receiving this instruction. This also means that all further interrupts are ignored as well.

Instruction NameHalt
MnemonicHLT
Opcode Range$0000
Format0000:0000:0000:0000