>> Dear PerditionC, >> >> UBYTE DiskTransferBuffer[MAX_SEC_SIZE]; >> >> wastes 3,5 KB low memory for *everybody*, not only when it's needed. >> regarding how much time we have spend until we had 640000 byte free >> I think this is a bad idea
> please see my previous messages, I know exactly how much space is > wasted and clearly stated this along with statement 512 will be > default (and was already changed to such earlier) >> >> I also think that these experiments should NOT be in the stable >> branch. >> >> fork it, and make another 'unstable' branch if you want to experiment, >> but don't experiment with code that is supposed to be stable. >> >> Regards, Tom >> > These are not experiments, these are - in the current state - even useless experiments. > this is me working to improve compatibility > with MSDOS and existing though rare disks. a) the only problematic disks have a 4K sectors. your fix doesn't work with them. b) these disks don't exist, as there is currently no USB stack that supports 4K sectors I don't mind if you work on an unstable branch, or on your own local copy of the freedos kernel. however generating AGAIN an unstable kernel 2041 is a real bad idea. and tagging current state (after the questionable 1705) '2041' without further discussion is shit. Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-kernel mailing list Freedos-kernel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-kernel
