Article: Q34774
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 5.1,5.1a
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 5.1, 5.1a
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SYMPTOMS
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For a 80287 or 80387 processor, MASM should not be generating FWAIT prefixes for
processor control instructions that do not have no-wait forms, including the
following:
FLDCW, FLDENV, FRSTOR, FINCSTP, FDECSTP, FFREE, and FNOP
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be problem in MASM versions 5.10 and 5.10a. This
problem was corrected in MASM version 6.00.
MORE INFORMATION
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The following is an example of the wait incorrectly generated by MASM for the
FLDCW instruction. The fldcw generates the opcodes "9B D9 2D" when it should
only generate "D9 2D" without the "9B" wait.
Sample Code
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; Assemble options needed: none
.386
.387
.model small
.data
d1 DW 0
.code
fldcw d1
END
Additional query words: 5.10 buglist5.10 buglist5.10a fixlist6.00
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Keywords :
Technology : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM510 kbMASM510a
Version : :5.1,5.1a
Solution Type : kbfix
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