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vm86old() - Unix, Linux System Call
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NAME
vm86old, vm86 - enter virtual 8086 mode
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/vm86.h>
int vm86old(struct vm86_struct *info);
int vm86(unsigned long fn, struct vm86plus_struct *v86);
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DESCRIPTION
The system call vm86() was introduced in Linux 0.97p2. In Linux 2.1.15 and 2.0.28 it was renamed to
vm86old(), and a new vm86() was introduced. The definition of struct vm86_struct was changed
in 1.1.8 and 1.1.9.
These calls cause the process to enter VM86 mode (virtual-8086 in Intel
literature), and are used by dosemu.
VM86 mode is an emulation of real mode within a protected mode task.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and
errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
Tag | Description |
EFAULT |
This return value is specific to i386 and indicates a problem with getting
userspace data.
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ENOSYS |
This return value indicates the call is not implemented on the present
architecture.
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EPERM |
Saved kernel stack exists. (This is a kernel sanity check; the saved
stack should only exist within vm86 mode itself.)
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CONFORMING TO
This call is specific to Linux on Intel processors, and should not be
used in programs intended to be portable.
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