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Which of the following should NOT be allowed in user mode? (more than one may be correct)

a) Disable all interrupts.
b) Read the time-of-day clock
c) Set the time-of-day clock
d) Perform a trap
e) TSL (test-and-set instruction used for synchronization)

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