SMPV211 - New Device Helper (DevHlp) Routines
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Following are the new physical and virtual DevHlp routines.
Physical DevHlps
The OS/2 kernel will provide new DevHlps for OS/2 for SMP V2.11 as follows.
Function Name | EQU Value | Description |
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DevHlp_CreateSpinLock | 111 | Create a spinlock - SMP |
DevHlp_FreeSpinLock | 112 | Free a spinlock - SMP |
DevHlp_AcquireSpinLock | 113 | Acquire a spinlock - SMP |
DevHlp_ReleaseSpinLock | 114 | Release a spinlock - SMP |
DevHlp_PortIO | 118 | Port I/O |
DevHlp_SetIRQMask | 119 | Set/Unset an IRQ mask |
DevHlp_GetIRQMask | 120 | Get an IRQ mask |
Virtual Device Driver Helps
The OS/2 kernel will provide new VDH services for VDDs to communicate with PSDs.