Category: DOS extenders Flags: available only in protected mode
INT 31 - DPMI 0.9+ - ALLOCATE DOS MEMORY BLOCK
AX = 0100h
BX = number of paragraphs to allocate
Return: CF clear if successful
AX = real mode segment of allocated block
DX = first selector for allocated block
CF set on error
AX = DOS error code (07h,08h) (see #01680 at INT 21/AH=59h/BX=0000h)
(DPMI 1.0+) DPMI error code (8011h) (see #03143)
BX = size (in paragraphs) of largest available block
Notes: multiple contiguous selectors are allocated for blocks of more than 64K
if the caller is a 16-bit program
never modify or deallocate returned descriptors
not supported by MS Windows 3.0 in Standard mode
SeeAlso: AX=0101h,AX=0501h
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