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                     15: / Revision 1.1  92/07/17  15:27:52  bin
                     16: / Initial revision
                     17: /
                     18: / Revision 1.1 88/03/24  16:30:41      src
                     19: / Initial revision
                     20: / 
                     21: /
                     22: ////////
                     23: 
                     24: ////////
                     25: /
                     26: / kcall( func, arg, ... )
                     27: /
                     28: /      Input:  func = kernel function to be invoked.
                     29: /              arg  = optional argument(s) to be passed to kernel function.
                     30: /
                     31: /      Action: Invoke kernel function.
                     32: /
                     33: ////////
                     34:        .globl  kcall_
                     35: 
                     36: kcall_:
                     37:        pop     bx              / Convert stack from (retIP dstIP arg ...)
                     38:        pop     ax              /                 to (      retIP arg ...)
                     39:        push    bx              / Leaving dstIP in AX register.
                     40:                                /
                     41:        .byte 0x9A              / Request kernel to perform far call.
                     42:        .word xcalled           /
                     43:        .word 0x0060            /
                     44:                                /
                     45:        pop     bx              / Convert stack from (      retIP arg ...)
                     46:        push    bx              /                 to (retIP retIP arg ...)
                     47:        push    bx              / This allows caller to cleanup normally.
                     48:                                / NOTE: DO NOT MODIFY DX:AX RETURN VALUE.
                     49:                                /
                     50:        ret                     / Return to caller.

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