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INT 15h, 90h (138) Device Busy many
This service is called to notify the system that a device is waiting
to be serviced.
On entry: AH 90h
AL Device type (see below)
Returns: Carry 0 - Wait not satisfied
1 - Minimum wait time satisfied
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Notes: This service is not available for the PC, PCjr, and
XT dated 11/08/82.
The device types are classified into three generalized groups. These
groups are:
00h - 7Fh Serially reusable devices.
80h - BFh Reentrant devices. ES:BX is used to differentiate calls.
C0h - FFh Devices that are time-out only with no posting.
The defined device types are listed below:
Device Type (AL) Device Time-out
00h Fixed disk Yes
01h Diskette Yes
02h Keyboard No
03h Pointing Device Yes
80h Network No
(ES:BX, pointer to Network Control Block)
FDh Diskette drive motor start Yes
FEh Printer Yes
When a device is needed by a process, but access to
it is delayed, the system can perform another task
to achieve maximum performance until the device is
freed up for the process to use. In a multi-tasking
environment, that is the purpose for this service.
The operating system can keep track of which process
is waiting for which device, and perform another
task while the device is busy. See Service 91h for a
service that signals that a device is ready for a
process.
See Also:
INT 15h, 91h
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