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 Name | Halt |
| Mnemonic | HLT |
| Opcode Range | $0000 |
| Format | 0000:0000:0000:0000 |
