Virtual-8086 Mode Enhancements Identification
Support of Enhanced Virtual 8086 mode can be identified under Linux by "vme" flag in the /proc/cpuinfo file (Under "flags:" section).
Identification can be generally done also using cpuid instruction, whereas result value of 2nd bit (bit no.1, 0x2 in value) in EDX register represents support of Enhanced Virtual 8086 mode.
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