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From: jayz@cullsj.UUCP (Jay Zorzy)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: V5.0 - Where is NULL proc?
Message-ID: <367@cullsj.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jul 88 20:35:11 GMT
References: <12418195881.29.STEINBERGER@KL.SRI.COM>
Organization: Cullinet Software, San Jose, CA
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From article <12418195881.29.STEINBERGER@KL.SRI.COM>, by STEINBERGER@KL.SRI.COM (Richard Steinberger):
> I have noticed that when I type "SHOW SYSTEM" under version 5.0, the NULL
> process isn't listed (the first one is SWAPPER).  Could someone familiar
> with this explain what now substitutes for the NULL process?

In VAX/VMS V5.0, the NULL process has been replaced by a loop on the interrupt
stack (an SMP change, I believe).

Jay Zorzy
Cullinet Software
San Jose, CA