> I've always wondered... A much used NOP "instruction" is
> OR AX,AX (or similar);
Intel's NOP is actually XCHG AX,AX / XCHG EAX,EAX and it doesn't change
any flags. OR AX,AX would alter them.
> But doesn't this, as well as MOV DI,DI, set the zero flag???
MOV DI,DI also doesn't change flags.
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