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Date:	Sun, 04 Apr 1999 20:16:50 -0700
From:	Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: INT in INT handler
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Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Martin Str|mberg wrote:
> 
> Suppose I want to issue an INT 0x31 in an interrupt handler, do I need
> to "sti" first? (I think so as interrupts are disabled at entry of the
> interrupt handler, but it is a software interrupt.)

The INT instruction works even with interrupts disabled.

Whether the other INT 0x31 handler is okay with having interrupts
disabled on entry is another question, though.  But I suspect it's
probably okay.
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com

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