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+.global asm_usermode
+.extern userfunc
+
+# pass address to func to exec (TODO)
+asm_usermode:
+
+ // 0x23 is user data segment (|2 low bits)
+ // 0x1b is user code segment (|2 low bits)
+
+ // set segment registers
+ mov $0x23, %ax
+ mov %ax, %ds
+ mov %ax, %es
+ mov %ax, %fs
+ mov %ax, %gs
+ // ss is handled by iret
+
+ mov %esp, %eax
+
+ pushl $0x23 // user data segment
+ pushl %eax // current stack
+ pushf //
+
+ // http://x86.renejeschke.de/html/file_module_x86_id_145.html
+ //mov $0x200, %eax
+ //push %eax // eflags image
+ pushl $0x1B // return code segment selector
+ push $userfunc // return instruction pointer
+ iret
+
+ jmp . // will never be reached?
+
+
+
+