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include vmm.inc
 
VMMcall _HeapGetSize, <hAddress, flags>
 
or      eax, eax        ; zero if error
jz      error
mov     [Size], eax     ; size in byte of memory block
 
The _HeapGetSize service returns the size in bytes of an existing block of
heap.
 
Parameter  Description
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hAddress   Specifies the address of the memory block. This address must have
           been previously returned from the _HeapAllocate or
           _HeapReAllocate service.
 
flags      Specifies the operation flags. This parameter must be set to 0.
 
Return Value
 
The EAX register contains the size in bytes of the block if the service is
successful. Otherwise, EAX contains zero to indicate an error such as an
invalid address.
 
Uses
 
EAX
 
See Also
 
_HeapAllocate
 
 
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