System call instruction

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The PowerPC® system call instructions generate an interrupt or the system to perform a service.

The PowerPC® system call instructions are called supervisor call instructions in POWER® family. Both types of instructions generate an interrupt for the system to perform a service. The system call and supervisor call instructions are:

  • sc (System Call) instruction (PowerPC®)
  • svc (Supervisor Call) instruction (POWER® family)