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Q30818: MASM 5.10 OS2.DOC: OS/2 Call Summary - Device Driver

Article: Q30818
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10   | 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_masm
Last Modified: 26-MAY-1988

The following information is from the Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version 5.10 OS2.DOC file.

OS/2 Call Summary
Device driver constant - INCL_DOSDEVICES

   @DosDevConfig - Gets information about attached devices
   Parameters - DeviceInfo:PB, Item:W, Parameter:W

   @DosDevIOCtl - Performs control functions on a specified device
   Parameters - Data:PB, ParmList:PB, Function:W, Category:W, Handle:W

   @DosSystemService - Requests a special function from the system
   Parameters - ServiceCategory:W, RequestPacket:PB, ResponsePacket:PB

   @DosCLIAccess - Requests privilege to disable (CLI) or enable (STI)
                   interrupts
   Parameters - None

   @DosPortAccess - Requests or releases privilege for I/O port access
   Parameters - Reserved:W, TypeOfAccess:W, FirstPort:W, LastPort:W

   @DosPhysicalDisk - Obtains information on partitionable disks
   Parameters - Function:W, DataPtr:D, DataLength:W, ParmPtr:D, ParmLength:W

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