<conforming> Attribute
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Used by: CODE, SEGMENTS
Determines whether a code segment is an 80286 "conforming" segment
for device drivers and system-level code. For OS/2 only.
Keyword Purpose
CONFORMING Specifies that the segment executes at the
caller's privilege level. When IOPL=YES is
specified in CONFIG.SYS, no call gates are
generated for calls or jumps.
NONCONFORMING Default. Specifies that the segment can be
accessed from Ring 2. When IOPL=YES is specified
in CONFIG.SYS, call gates are generated.
For more information, refer to Intel documentation for the 80286
processor and later.
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