LSL protocol
*******************************************************************************
INT 2F - Novell ODI Link Support Layer (LSL.COM) - INSTALLATION CHECK
AX = C000h
Return: AL = FFh if installed
DX:BX -> FAR LSL entry point
ES:SI -> signature string "LINKSUP$"
Range: AH=C0h to AH=FFh, selected by scanning for first free multiplex number
Note: on return, ES = DX for LSL v1.10 and v2.05; LSL makes use of this in
its search for a previous installation
;--------------------------Entry point functions------------------------------
Call LSL function "Request MLID Registration" with:
BX = 0001h
ES:SI -> registration??? record
Format of LSL registration record:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD -> ??? FAR function (to be called with ES:SI -> ??? and
returning AX = completion code)
04h DWORD -> ???
08h DWORD -> ??? data (at least 3Eh bytes)
DS:DI -> buffer for LSL information block
Format of LSL information block:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD -> ??? entry point (called with BX=function 00h-11h)
04h WORD ???
06h WORD ???
Note: due to a fencepost error, LSL v2.05 (distributed with Novell DOS 7)
will crash if the above entry point is called with BX=0012h
Return: AX = completion code (0000h,8001h) (see #2195)
DS:DI buffer filled if successful
BX,CX corrupted
Note: see "Novell LAN Driver Developer's Guide, Volume III" for more details
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call LSL function "get support entry points" with:
BX = 0002h
ES:SI -> buffer for entry point record
Format of entry point record:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD pointer to protocol support entry point in LSL (see #2199)
04h DWORD pointer to general support entry point in LSL (see #2200)
Return: ES:SI buffer filled
;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;########################################################################
Call LSL function "Request MLID API entry point" with:
BX = 0003h
Return: ES:SI -> MLID (Multiple Link Interface Driver) API entry point
(call with BX=function 00h-10h, not range-checked)
Note: LSL v1.10 and v2.05 execute BX=0003h for BX=0000h and any BX >= 0003h
;****************************************************************************
(Table 2195)
Values for LSL completion code:
0000h successful
8001h out of resources
8002h bad parameter
8003h no more items
8004h item not present
8005h failed
8006h receive overflow
8007h canceled
8008h bad command
8009h duplicate entry
800Ah no such handler
800Bh no such driver
;*****************************************************************************
(Table 2199)
;!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Call protocol support entry point with:
BX = function number
0000h ???
0001h ???
0002h ???
0003h "ScheduleAESEvent"
ES:SI -> AES ECB to be scheduled (see Table 2203)
ES:SI will point to this structure on entry,
DS, BP, and SS:SP must be preserved.
SeeAlso: #2217
Return: ES,SI preserved
0004h "CancelAESEvent"
ES:SI -> ECB to be cancelled (see #2203)
SeeAlso: #2217
Return: ES,SI preserved
0005h "GetIntervalMarker"
Return: DX:AX = current interval marker in milliseconds
all other registers preserved
0006h "RegisterStack"
AX = logical board number
ES:SI -> bound stack info structure (see #2213)
Return: BX = assigned Stack ID if AX=0000h
0007h "DeRegisterStack"
AX = protocol stack's assigned Stack ID
0008h "RegisterDefaultStack"
AX = logical board number
ES:SI -> stack info structure (see #2214)
0009h "DeRegisterDefaultStack"
AX = logical board number
000Ah "RegisterPrescanStack"
AX = logical board number
ES:SI -> stack info structure (see #2214)
000Bh "DeRegisterPrescanStack"
AX = logical board number
;###########################################################
000Ch "SendPacket"
ES:SI -> send ECB
Return: interrupts disabled
000Dh ???
000Eh ???
000Fh ???
0010h "GetStackIDFromName"
ES:SI -> counted NUL-terminated protocol name (max 15 chars)
Return: BX = Stack ID if AX=0000h
0011h "GetPIDFromStackIDBoard"
AX = Stack ID for protocol
CX = logical board number
ES:SI -> 6-byte buffer for protocol ID
0012h "GetMLIDControlEntry"
AX = logical board number
Return: ES:SI -> MLID control handler (see #2201) if AX=0000h
0013h "GetProtocolControlEntry"
AX = Stack ID or
FFFEh Prescan stack
CX = logical board number
FFFFh default protocol
CX = logical board number
Return: ES:SI -> protocol stack control entry point if AX=0000h
(see #2202)
0014h "GetLSLStatistics"
Return: AX = 0000h (successful)
ZF set
ES:SI -> LSL statistics table (see #2205)
0015h "BindStack"
AX = protocol stack's assigned Stack ID
CX = logical board number
0016h "UnbindStack"
AX = protocol stack's assigned Stack ID
CX = logical board number
0017h "AddProtocolID"
AX = frame type ID code
ES:SI -> 6-byte protocol ID
CX:DI -> counted NUL-terminated short protocol name (max 15 ch)
0018h "RelinquishControl"
Return: after LSL performs any necessary background processing
0019h "GetLSLConfiguration"
Return: AX = 0000h (successful)
ZF set
ES:SI -> LSL configuration table (see #2204)
001Ah "GetTickMarker"
Return: AX = number of 55ms ticks since LSL loaded
BX destroyed
Return: AX = completion code (see #2195)
ZF set if successful
SS:SP, DS, BP preserved; most other registers may be destroyed
;*****************************************************************************
(Table 2200)
Call general support entry point with:
BX = function number
0000h "Allocate Memory" (obsolete)
always returns AX=8008h (BAD_COMMAND)
0001h "Free Memory" (obsolete)
always returns AX=8008h (BAD_COMMAND)
0002h "Realloc Memory" (obsolete)
always returns AX=8008h (BAD_COMMAND)
0003h "Memory Statistics" (obsolete)
always returns AX=8008h (BAD_COMMAND)
0004h "Add Memory To Pool" (obsolete)
always returns AX=8008h (BAD_COMMAND)
0005h "AddGeneralService"
ES:SI -> General Service Control Block (see #2215)
0006h "RemoveGeneralService"
ES:SI -> General Service Control Block (see #2215)
0007h "GetNETcfgPath"
Return: AX = 0000h (successful)
DS:DX -> ASCIZ pathname for NET.CFG
0008h U ??? (in LSL 1.10)
Return: AX = 0000h
ES:SI -> ??? (a 22-byte data area)
000Ah "GetCriticalSectionStatus"
Return: BX = total outstanding calls to "StartCriticalSection"
000Bh "ServiceEvents"
interrupts disabled
Return: interrupts disabled
0010h "GetStackECB"
DS:DI -> Lookahead structure (see #2216)
interrupts disabled
Return: ES:SI -> ECB if successful (AX=0000h,ZF set)
interrupts disabled
8000h-FFFFh reserved for user general service providers
Return: AX = completion code (see #2195)
ZF set if successful
SS:SP, DS, BP preserved
;*****************************************************************************
(Table 2201)
Call MLID control handler with:
AX = logical board number
BX = function number
0000h "GetMLIDConfiguration"
Return: ES:SI -> MLID's configuration table if successful
(see #2208 for format)
0001h "GetMLIDStatistics"
Return: ES:SI -> MLID's statistics table if successful
(see #2208 for format)
0002h "AddMulticastAddress"
ES:SI -> 6-byte multicast address to add
0003h "DeleteMulticastAddress"
ES:SI -> 6-byte multicast address to delete
0005h "MLIDShutdown"
CX = type
0000h permanent (also deregisters from LSL)
other temporary (shutdown hardware only)
0006h "MLIDReset" reinitialize board / restart from temp shutdown
0007h "Create Connection" (obsolete?)
???
0008h "Delete Connection" (obsolete?)
???
0009h "SetLookAheadSize"
CX = requested lookahead size (00h-80h)
000Ah "PromiscuousChange"
CX = what to receive promiscuously
bit 0: MAC frames
bit 1: non-MAC frames
000Bh "RegisterReceiveMonitor"
CX = subfunction
0000h disable receive monitoring
else enable receive monitoring
ES:SI -> monitor receive routine
ES:DI -> monitor transmit routine
000Ch "Driver Poll" (obsolete?)
???
Return: AX = completion code (see #2195)
ZF set if successful
Note: not all boards/MLIDs support function 0010h; see bit 13 in the MLID
mode flags field of the MLID's configuration table
;****************************************************************************
(Table 2202)
Call protocol stack control entry point with:
BX = function number
0000h "GetProtocolStackConfiguration"
Return: ES:SI -> protocol stack's configuration table
(see #2207)
0001h "GetProtocolStackStatistics"
Return: ES:SI -> protocol stack's statistics table (see #2206)
0002h "BindToMLID"
CX = board number to bind to
ES:SI -> implementation-dependant parameter string
0003h "UnBindFromMLID"
CX = board number from which protocol should unbind
ES:SI -> optional implementation-dependant parameter string
0004h "MLIDDeRegistered"
CX = board number that has de-registered from LSL
Return: AX = status
0000h successful
else implementation-dependant error codes
ZF set if successful
SS:SP, DS, BP preserved
;****************************************************************************
(Table 2203)
Format of AES ECB:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD "AESLink" pointer used by LSL for list management
04h DWORD number of milliseconds to wait
08h DWORD "AESStatus" (is set to 00000000h when AES ESR is invoked)
0Ch DWORD -> function to be invoked when time expires
ES:SI will point to this structure on entry,
DS, BP, and SS:SP must be preserved.
SeeAlso: #2217
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2204)
Format of LSL Configuration Table:
Offset Size Description
00h BYTE major version of configuration table
01h BYTE minor version of configuration table (decimal, 0-99)
02h 8 BYTEs reserved
0Ah BYTE LSL major version (decimal)
0Bh BYTE LSL minor version (decimal, 0-99)
---LSL 1.0x ---
0Ch 14 BYTEs reserved
---LSL 1.10+ ---
0Ch WORD maximum number of boards which LSL can handle
0Eh WORD maximum number of protocol IDs which LSL can handle
10h 12 BYTEs reserved
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2205)
Format of LSL Statistics Table:
Offset Size Description
00h BYTE major version of statistics table format
01h BYTE minor version of statistics table format (decimal, 0-99)
02h WORD "GenericCounters" number of counters in static portion of
table
04h DWORD "ValidCountersMask" bit mask indicating which generic
counters are actually used. Bit 31 = TotalTxPackets, bit 30
is the next field, etc.
08h DWORD "TotalTxPackets" total SendPacket requests made
0Ch DWORD reserved
10h DWORD reserved
14h DWORD "AESEventsCount" number of completed AES events
18h DWORD "PostponedEvents" number of events postponed due to critical
sections inside the MLIDs
1Ch DWORD "CancelAESFailures" number of times CancelAESEvent failed
20h DWORD reserved
24h DWORD reserved
28h DWORD "TotalRxPackets" total number of GetStackECB requests
2Ch DWORD "UnclaimedPackets" total number of packets not consumed by a
protocol stack
30h WORD "NumberCustom" number of custom variables that follow
32h N DWORDs custom counters
N DWORDs -> CustomCounterStrN (one per custom counter)
var length-prepended and NULL terminated string for Counter 0
...
var length-prepended and NULL terminated string for Counter N-1
SeeAlso: #2206,#2212
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2206)
Format of Protocol Stack Statistics Table:
Offset Size Description
00h BYTE statistics table major version
01h BYTE statistics table minor version (decimal, 0-99)
02h WORD number of generic counters following
04h DWORD "ValidCountersMask" (bitmask, bit 31 is TotalTxPackets)
08h DWORD TotalTxPackets
0Ch DWORD TotalRxPackets
10h DWORD IgnoredRxPackets
14h WORD number of custom counters
16h N DWORDs custom counters
N DWORDs -> CustomCounterStrN (one per custom counter)
var length-prepended and NULL terminated string for Counter 0
...
var length-prepended and NULL terminated string for Counter N-1
SeeAlso: #2205,#2212
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2207)
Format of Protocol Stack Configuration Table:
Offset Size Description
00h BYTE configuration table major version
01h BYTE configuration table minor version (decimal, 0-99)
02h DWORD -> counted NUL-terminated long descriptive name for protocol
06h DWORD -> counted NUL-terminated short name for protocol (15 chars)
0Ah BYTE protocol stack major version
0Bh BYTE protocol stack minor version (decimal, 0-99)
0Ch 16 BYTEs reserved for future use
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2208)
Format of MLID Configuration Table:
Offset Size Description
00h 26 BYTEs signature 'HardwareDriverMLID ' (8 spaces on end)
1Ah BYTE configuration table major version
1Bh BYTE configuration table minor version (decimal, 0-99)
1Ch 6 BYTEs node address
22h WORD MLID mode flags (see #2209)
24h WORD board number
26h WORD board instance (if more than one of same board installed)
28h WORD maximum packet size
2Ah WORD BestDataSize
2Ch WORD WorstDataSize
2Eh DWORD -> counted NUL-terminated long name for NIC
32h DWORD -> counted NUL-terminated short name for NIC (8 chars max)
36h DWORD -> counted NUL-terminated Frame and Media type
3Ah WORD reserved (0000h)
3Ch WORD frame type ID
3Eh WORD TransportTime (milliseconds)
40h DWORD -> SourceRouteHandler for TokenRing. (Used by ROUTE.COM)
44h WORD lookahead size
46h WORD line speed (Mbps if high bit clear, else Kbps)
48h WORD QueueDepth
4Ah 6 BYTEs reserved (0)
50h BYTE driver major version
51h BYTE driver minor version (decimal, 0-99)
52h WORD bus/multicast flags (see #2210)
54h WORD send retries
56h DWORD ConfigTableLink
5Ah WORD MLID sharing flags (see #2211)
5Ch WORD slot number
5Eh WORD I/O address 1
60h WORD I/O range 1
62h WORD I/O address 2
64h WORD I/O range 2
66h DWORD memory address 1
6Ah WORD memory size 1
6Ch DWORD memory address 2
70h WORD memory size 2
72h BYTE interrupt line 1
73h BYTE interrupt line 2
74h BYTE DMA line 1
75h BYTE DMA line 2
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2209)
Bitfields for MLID mode flags:
Bit(s) Description
15 MLID supports Octet Reversal
14 node address is non-canonical
13 promiscuous mode is supported
12-8 reserved
7 LDataSize field in LookAhead structure supported
6 raw send supported
5 MLID needs to be polled by LSL
4 reserved (0)
3 multicasting is supported
2 not currently used by DOS ODI, set to 0.
1 network card uses DMA.
0 RealDriverBit, always set to 1.
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2210)
Bitfields for bus/multicast flags:
Bit(s) Description
10-9 specialized multicast support
00 = Group addressing is default for medium
01 = Invalid
10 = Filter group address in MLID.
11 = Adapter filters group address.
2 supports Micro Channel cards
1 supports ISA cards
0 supports EISA cards
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2211)
Bitfields for MLID sharing flags:
Bit(s) Description
8 NIC can share DMA2
7 NIC can share DMA1
6 NIC can share IRQ2
5 NIC can share IRQ1
4 NIC can share Memory2
3 NIC can share Memory1
2 NIC can share IO2
1 NIC can share IO1
0 MLID is currently shut down
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2212)
Format of MLID Statistics Table:
Offset Size Description
00h BYTE driver statistics table major version
01h BYTE driver statistics table minor version (decimal, 0-99)
02h WORD number of generic counters (typically 13)
04h DWORD "ValidCountersMask" (bit mask, bit 31 is TotalTxCount)
08h DWORD TotalTxCount
0Ch DWORD TotalRxCount
10h DWORD NoECBAvailableCount
14h DWORD TxTooBigCount
18h DWORD TxTooSmallCount
1Ch DWORD RxOverflowCount
20h DWORD RxTooBigCount
24h DWORD RxTooSmallCount
28h DWORD TxMiscCount
2Ch DWORD RxMiscCount
30h DWORD TxRetryCount
34h DWORD RxChecksumErrorCount
38h DWORD RxMismatchCount
3Ch WORD number of custom counters
3Eh N DWORDs custom counters
N DWORDs -> CustomCounterStrN (one per custom counter)
var length-prepended and NULL terminated string for Counter 0
...
var length-prepended and NULL terminated string for Counter N-1
SeeAlso: #2205,#2206
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2213)
Format of bound stack info structure:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD -> protocol stack's short name (counted, NUL-terminated)
04h DWORD -> receive handler
08h DWORD -> control handler
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2214)
Format of stack info structure:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD -> receive handler
04h DWORD -> control handler
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2215)
Format of General Service Control Block:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD -> next GSCB (maintained internally by LSL)
04h DWORD -> entry point for general service handler
08h WORD command code for this general service (8000h-FFFFh)
Note: the control block must not be altered or deallocated until the general
service is removed
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2216)
Format of Lookahead structure:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD -> Media header
04h DWORD -> lookahead buffer
08h WORD length of lookahead buffer
0Ah 6 BYTEs protocol ID
10h WORD logical board number
12h WORD lookahead size
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2217)
Format of ODI ECB:
Offset Size Description
00h DWORD link to next ECB
04h DWORD link to previous ECB
08h WORD general status
0000h received successfully
8006h packet overflow
8007h reception aborted (data not valid)
0Ah DWORD -> event service routine or RETF (never 0000h:0000h)(see #2218)
0Eh WORD protocol stack identifier
10h 6 BYTEs protocol ID (sending only)
16h WORD MLID board number (sending only)
18h 6 BYTEs MAC destination address
1Eh 4 BYTEs driver workspace
22h 4 BYTEs protocol workspace
26h WORD total length of sent buffer
28h WORD fragment count
2Ah 2 WORDs segment,offset of first fragment buffer
2Eh WORD length of first fragment buffer
...
SeeAlso: #2203
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Table 2218)
Values event service routine is called with:
ES:SI -> associated ODI ECB (see #2217)
interrupts disabled
Return: DS,BP,SS,SP preserved
interrupt disabled
Notes: the service routine may invoke any IPX/ODI function except CloseSocket
it is safe to send a packet and wait for completion if enough stack
space is available
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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