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> From: Jason Mills <jmills AT cs DOT mun DOT ca>
> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:45:42 -0230
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions as too what time functions
> can be safely called inside an interrupt handler? I
> need something with a resolution of > 80ms. Basically,
> I need a time stamp of when the IRS is called.

How about reading the BIOS tick counter?  That's a simple memory read
from a fixed address, so it should be safe.  The resolution you get is
54 msec.

OTOH, invoking any library functions that may issue Int 21h or other
real-mode software interrupts is a no-no in an interrupt handler.

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