On 30 Dec 2002 17:20:23 UT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Memory objects in this so called linear address
>space are addressable from any context by means of
>the DOS32FLATDS selector;
Are you sure ? AFAIK, DOS32FLATDS requires the code to
run at ring 0. I seem to remember, that I had to move some
INIT code to INITCOMPLETE in order to use this approach.
>So, instead of virtual (GDT based) pointer switch to linear (32-bit)
>ones and *expose* them to clients. If a client is so stupid to require
>a virtual mapping then it can do it itself.
Why is this mapping necessary at all ? Wasn't the result of some
ealier discussion to copy out the data ?
--
Ruediger "Rudi" Ihle
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