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From: OBERMAN@ICDC.LLNL.GOV ("Kevin Oberman, LLNL, 422-6955", 415)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: RE: V5.0 - Where is NULL proc?
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Date: 29 Jul 88 16:44:00 GMT
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>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?

The NULL process is no more (sort of). The function of NULL has been moved
into KERNEL space. As a result, the NULL process is `invisible' to the system.
The calculation of idle time is now taken by accessing some locations in
the kernel. I don't have the details handy right now.

					R. Kevin Oberman
					Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
					Internet: oberman@icdc.llnl.gov
   					(415) 422-6955

Disclaimer: Don't take this too seriously. I just like to improve my typing
and probably don't really know anything useful about anything.