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XCHG             Exchange Registers                  Flags: not altered

XCHG destination,source

          Logic:    destination <--> source

    XCHG switches the contents of its operands, which may be either bytes
    or words.

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   Operands                  Clocks   Transfers  Bytes   Example
                           byte(word)
   accumulator, reg16          3          -        1     XCHG AX,SI
   memory, register       17(25) + EA     2       2-4    LOCK XCHG SEMPHOR, DX
   register, register          4          -        2     XCHG CL,DL
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       Notes:         Used in conjunction with the LOCK prefix, this
                      instruction is particularly useful when implementing
                      semaphores to control shared resources.

See Also: MOV PUSH POP XLAT EA
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