How the 8086 processor determines the length of an instruction

.hilite {cursor:zoom-in} a:link img.hilite, a:visited img.hilite {color: #fff;} a:hover img.hilite {color: #f66;} pre.microcode {font-family: courier, fixed; padding: 10px; background-color: #f5f5f5; display:inline-block;border:none;} pre.microcode span {color: green; font-style:italic; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 90%;} The Intel 8086 processor (1978) has a complicated instruction set with instructions ranging from one to six bytes long. This raises the question of how the ...