On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:08:56 -0700 Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: :>On Apr 28, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Edward Jaffe wrote:
:>> Binyamin's question is a good one. But, your answer/commentary is :>> bizarre. :>Well, I guess you sure put me in my place, didn't you? I don't think anyone is trying to "put you in your place". There is a basic difference between TCB's and SRB's. The storage containing the SRB block is only known to the dispatcher before it is dispatched. Once it is dispatched the dispatcher no longer has any knowledge of it and it can be overlaid or freed without consequence - even by the code that it caused to be dispatched. The storage containing the TCB block is known to the dispatcher even while the code described by it is running. If the storage containing the TCB is overlaid or freed by the code that it caused to be dispatched one can expect quite dire consequences. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
