Date:	Wed, 2 Jun 1999 10:01:21 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Davin McCall <DavMac AT iname DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: DJGPP - real mode procedures.
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Davin McCall wrote:

> >iret
> 
> This will pop half the return address.

Apart of the fact that the code needs to do a RETF instead of IRET, is 
there anything else behind the ``half the return address'' remark?  If 
so, could you please explain?

> >I then call the function
> >__dpmi_simulate_real_mode_procedure_retf_stack(&r, 4, &stack);
> 
> I suspect the 4 should be 1, or possibly 2. The DPMI spec is rather
> unclear.

But the library reference clearly says "bytes" (and the source works with 
"REP MOVSB").  So 1 is definitely incorrect, as the RM code pops a 16-bit 
word.

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