<html><body><div style="color:; background-color:; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Platform: x86 32 bit<br>system_call() ,afetr doing some checks, looks up in the sys_call_table and finds the correct address of the system call and jumps to it. i.e.:<br>call *sys_call_table(,%eax,4)<br><br>Can you please explain this syntax to me. I think 'call' is the processor instruction which works on a function name. <br>* is used in gas syntax to denote that the address following it is to be used as the jumping address. Tell me if I m wrong so far.<br>() is used to index a memory location(GAS syntax again, I think). Please explain to me (,%eax,4). I have trouble understanding this syntax.<br><br></div></body></html>