On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:16:30 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>... >> Currently, there is a "refreshable" attribute that the binder ... >My understanding is that the design motivation was to be able to >re-fetch a REFR load module in case of detected physical damage >to a page. Either lost in a redesign, or never fully implemented. >... Eons ago I was told (very probably incorrectly) that dated back to the ancient pre-virtual days of Rollin/Rollout. A refreshable load module did not have to be rolled out. That covered the program, but the rest of the address space still had to be rolled so I suspect that explanation is nonsense. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
