From: Patrick Reilly <reillyp AT gte DOT net>
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Subject: Re: call gates
Date: 3 Dec 1997 12:24:51 GMT
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As someone responded, you can use the DPMI functions to allocate a
descriptor (though, of course, you get your own selector for it). You
can then use DPMI functions to set the 8-byte descriptor; since this
includes the System bit, etc, you can make a call gate. I'm not overly
familiar with the DJGPP libs, but I think they at least wrap the
allocate-descriptor dpmi function (int 0x31, function 0).

I haven't made a call gate with DPMI though, so I can't guarantee that
the set-descriptor function will pass when it is a call gate descriptor
you are making...

Pat


Hale Bopp wrote:
> 
> Does anyone here know how to allocate descriptors and use them for call
> gates in djgpp?  Help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Andy Hoffmeyer