Segments

Detailed Description

Functions that deal with segments.

Modules
	Segment structure
	Definition of segment_t and related functions.
	Segment selectors
	The kernel maintains a table to translate selector values to segment base paragraphs.
	Segment manipulation functions
	Add/Delete/Modify segments.
	Segment groups
	Segment translations
	Used to represent overlayed memory banks.
	Segment comments
	Segment comments are rarely used yet.
	Segment names
	Various ways to retrieve the name of a segment.
	Segment classes and types
	See Segment types.
	Segment alignment and combination
	Segment addressing