Trap Flag (single step exception)

Quote:

INTEL 3A/2.3

... If an application program sets the TF flag using a POPF, POPFD, or IRET instruction,
a debug exception is generated after the instruction that follows the POPF, POPFD, or IRET

false, not in all cases.

Code:

            mov     ebx,dr7
             bts     ebx,13
              mov     dr7,ebx
             pushfd
              bts     dword[esp],8
                popfd
                       ;--(abc)--> here (single step exception)
         mov     eax,dr6
                     ;---------> NOT here

;stack at "abc"
;--------------
;        flags
;      cs
; eip -----> mov eax,dr6

;my_handler (dr6=0xFFFF6FF0)
;iret  (back to "mov eax,dr6")

;and only AFTER that ... debug register access exception.

In this case, the "single step exception" is triggered before
the instruction that follows the "popfd", not after.

I looked everywhere in the Intel manuals,
I found nothing about this particular case.
However, I checked it myself, and it works exactly like that.