DOS ain't dead - indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem

indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem (Developers)

posted by bretjohn , Rio Rancho, NM, 14.05.2012, 21:42

> This will set the Interrupt Flag and/or Trap Flag too early (inside your
> code) if they were clear for your entry and set for the calling code. Right
> here, that might not be a concern, but in general this is incorrect and
> should be avoided (especially if your handler does not return to the caller
> right after the call it made has returned).

You are correct. If you need to do a bunch of "clean-up" or additional processing after issuing the INT 85h (more than simply restoring BP like we do here), you would probably at least want to issue an STI (or CLI, as appropriate). In this example, the state of TF and IF don't affect or significantly delay anything critical, so it doesn't really matter.

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indirect far jmp in NASM - RayeR, 10.05.2012, 10:46 (Developers)
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  - indirect far jmp - ecm, 10.05.2012, 13:26
  - indirect far jmp in NASM - Rugxulo, 10.05.2012, 13:26
    - indirect far jmp in NASM - RayeR, 10.05.2012, 14:07
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        indirect far jmp - ecm, 11.05.2012, 22:33
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        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 13.05.2012, 04:01
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 13.05.2012, 04:27
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 13.05.2012, 15:33
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - bretjohn, 13.05.2012, 17:05
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 13.05.2012, 17:15
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 13.05.2012, 19:19
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - Rugxulo, 13.05.2012, 20:02
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 13.05.2012, 20:49
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 13.05.2012, 23:49
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 13.05.2012, 23:40
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 14.05.2012, 00:07
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 14.05.2012, 01:19
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 13.05.2012, 23:44
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - bretjohn, 14.05.2012, 18:30
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        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 14.05.2012, 18:50
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - bretjohn, 14.05.2012, 20:16
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 14.05.2012, 20:21
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - bretjohn, 14.05.2012, 21:42
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - bretjohn, 15.05.2012, 18:45
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - ecm, 15.05.2012, 18:53
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - bretjohn, 15.05.2012, 20:13
        indirect far jmp - calling old INT problem - RayeR, 17.05.2012, 01:25