VxD_IO

include vmm.inc

VxD_IO Port, IOCallback


The VxD_IO macro adds an I/O callback procedure and I/O port number to an I/O table. Virtual devices use the macro in conjunction with the Begin_VxD_IO_Table and End_VxD_IO_Table macros to create a table of I/O callback procedures for the Install_Mult_IO_Handlers service.

Parameters

Port

Specifies the number of the I/O port to be trapped.

IOCallback

Specifies the name of the I/O callback procedure. For information about the callback procedure, see the following “Comments” section.

Return Value

This macro has no return value.

Comments

The I/O table can contain any number of VxD_IO macros. Each macro must specify an unique I/O port number, but the same I/O callback procedure can be assigned to more than one port.

After a virtual device installs the callback procedures, the system calls a procedure whenever a program in the virtual machine attempts to access the corresponding port. The system calls the procedure as follows:

mov ebx, VM ; current VM handle

mov ecx, IOType ; type of I/O

mov edx, Port ; port number

mov ebp, OFFSET32 crs ; points to a Client_Reg_Struc

mov eax, Data ; output data (if I/O type is output)

call [IOCallback]

mov [Data], eax ; input data (if I/O type is input)

The VM parameter specifies the current virtual machine, Port specifies the I/O port, and crs points to a Client_Reg_Struc structure containing the register contents for the current virtual machine.

The IOType parameter specifies the type of input or output operation requested, and determines whether the callback procedure receives data in the EAX register or must return data in the EAX register. The IOType parameter can be a combination of the following values:

Value Meaning

Addr_32_IO Use 32-bit address offsets for input or output string operations. If this value is not given, the 16-bit offsets are used.
Byte_Input Input a single byte; place in AL if String_IO not given.
Byte_Output Output a single byte from AL if String_IO not given.
Dword_Input Input a double word; place in EAX if String_IO not given.
Dword_Output Output a double word from EAX if String_IO not given.
Rep_IO Repeat the input or output string operation the number of times specified by the Client_CX field in the Client_Reg_Struc structure.
Reverse_IO Decrement string address on each input or output operation. If this value is not given, the string address is incremented on each operation.
String_IO Input or output a string. The high 16-bits specifies segment address of buffer containing the string to output or to receive the string input.
Word_Input Input a word; place in AX if String_IO not given.
Word_Output Output a word from AX if String_IO not given.

In memory, an I/O table consists of a VxD_IOT_Hdr structure followed by one or more VxD_IO_Struc structures. The first word in the table specified the number of entries. Each entry consists of a word specifying the port number and a double word specifying the 32-bit offset of the callback procedure.

The Data parameter is used only when I/O type is for output.

See Also

Begin_VxD_IO_Table, End_VxD_IO_Table, Install_Mult_IO_Handlers