Int 2C/AX=0000h

Cloaking - ALLOCATE GDT SELECTOR

AX = 0000h
EBX = base address
CL = access mode byte
CH = extended access mode byte (omit limit field)
EDX = segment limit

Return:
CF clear if successful
AX = selector
CF set on error
AX = error code (see #02556)

Notes: This INT 2C interface is used by Netroom's DPMI.EXE v3.00. To access extended memory, set the base address to the desired physical address plus 400000h (4M). This function was first introduced with RM386 (RAM-MAN/386) v6.00, the memory manager included in Helix Software's Netroom

See Also: AX=0001h - AX=0002h - AX=0003h - AX=0004h -

(Table 02556) Values for Cloaking error code: 0001h no more selectors 0002h not a GDT ring 0 selector 0003h invalid selector (out of range, not user selector) 0004h selector not allocated

Category: Memory Management - Int 2Ch - C

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