At 05:26 AM 4/24/2004 +0200, Bernd Blaauw wrote: >Michael Devore schreef: > >>DOS can deal with blocks down to 16 bytes, so you could probably run UMB size down >>that low, >> although the overhead there wouldn't be worth it. But 1K (or less) is feasible. >> It's a matter of how hard you want to squeeze memory and >>how much risk you're willing to accept in BIOS conflicts for the amount you're >>squeezing. >>16K is a good risk balance. Is 4K? If 4K, why not 1K? > >whichever is easiest :) >So you're saying collect all 1KB blocks, then turn into 16KB blocks in most optimal >way?
No, you natively support 1K blocks. No need to turn them into anything, although contiguous blocks coalesce, as they do now with 16K blocks up to 160K+ blocks. 4K is the easiest <16K size since it is the smallest unit that doesn't require copying a ROM image block for partial shadowing, but with extra work you could support down to ridiculously small amounts. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Robotic Monkeys at ThinkGeek For a limited time only, get FREE Ground shipping on all orders of $35 or more. Hurry up and shop folks, this offer expires April 30th! http://www.thinkgeek.com/freeshipping/?cpg=12297 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
