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From: amanda@intercon.uu.net (Amanda Walker)
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Subject: Re: Integer Size problem
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Date: 23 Aug 89 21:44:17 GMT
References: <15141@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <11689@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> <1465@draken.nada.kth.se>
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In article <1465@draken.nada.kth.se>, d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Reply via mail or
intl. +46 8 258 268...) writes:
> Wrong. Incorrect. What happens if a interrupt happens between the set
> pointers and the block move instruction ? And this interrupt happens
> to shuffle memory ? LOCK THE HANDLES first ! ALWAYS !

Well, since routines that execute at interrupt time are forbidden from
calling the Memory Manager (and thus moving memory), this isn't a problem.

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Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation

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