__dpmi_set_descriptor

Syntax

#include <dpmi.h> int __dpmi_set_descriptor(int _selector, void *_buffer);

Description

Please refer to the DPMI Specification (see section DPMI Specification) for details on DPMI function call operation. Also see the DPMI Overview (see section DPMI Overview) for general information.

DPMI function AX = 0x000c

This function sets the parameters of the selector _selector by copying the contents of the 8-byte buffer pointed to by _buffer into the LDT entry of the selector's descriptor. See section __dpmi_get_descriptor, for the description of the contents of the 8-byte buffer.

Return Value

-1 on error, else zero.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	No