jsix/definitions/objects/system.def

# The system object represents a handle to kernel functionality
# needed by drivers and other priviledged services
object system : object {
    uid fa72506a2cf71a30

    capabilities [
        get_log
        bind_irq
        map_phys
        change_iopl
    ]

    # Get a log line from the kernel log
    method get_log [cap:get_log] {
        param buffer buffer [out zero_ok]   # Buffer for the log message data structure
    }

    # Ask the kernel to send this process messages whenever
    # the given IRQ fires
    method bind_irq [cap:bind_irq] {
        param dest ref event     # Event object that will receive messages
        param irq uint           # IRQ number to bind
        param signal uint        # Signal number on the event to bind to
    }

    # Create a VMA and map an area of physical memory into it,
    # also mapping that VMA into the current process
    method map_phys [cap:map_phys] {
        param area ref vma [out] # Receives a handle to the VMA created
        param phys address       # The physical address of the area
        param size size          # Size of the area, in bytes
        param flags uint32       # Flags to apply to the created VMA
    }

    # Request the kernel change the IOPL for this process. The only values
    # that make sense are 0 and 3.
    method request_iopl [cap:change_iopl] {
        param iopl uint             # The IOPL to set for this process
    }
}