_go32_conventional_mem_selector

Syntax

#include <go32.h> u_short _go32_conventional_mem_selector();

Description

This function returns a selector which has a physical base address corresponding to the beginning of conventional memory. This selector can be used as a parameter to movedata (see section movedata) to manipulate memory in the conventional address space.

Return Value

The selector.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	No

Example

short blank_row_buf[ScreenCols()]; /* scroll screen */ movedata(_go32_conventional_mem_selector(), 0xb8000 + ScreenCols()*2, _go32_conventional_mem_selector(), 0xb8000, ScreenCols() * (ScreenRows()-1) * 2); /* fill last row */ movedata(_go32_my_ds, (int)blank_row_buf, _go32_conventional_mem_selector(), 0xb8000 + ScreenCols()*(ScreenRows()-1)*2, ScreenCols() * 2);