Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!thomas From: thomas@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Thomas QA) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: MEMF_PHYSICAL? Message-ID: <6966@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 24 May 89 15:12:37 GMT References: <6914@cbmvax.UUCP> <6943@cbmvax.UUCP> Reply-To: thomas@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Thomas QA) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 30 In article deven@rpi.edu (Deven Corzine) writes: > I wrote: > Interrupt code MUST be in physical memory since interrupts must be serviced > in a timely fashion. Also, interrupts on the Amiga do not really execute as > part of any task and are in supervisor mode. Memory protection need not > apply to them. > > Fine. But the RKM's say interrupt code and data MUST be in > MEMF_PUBLIC memory. Why? I don't know, but MEMF_PUBLIC has never been defined too clearly since it has never done anything. > Regardless, I give up. It wasn't MY idea in the first place, and I > thought it was stupid, also. I simply passed it along for whatever > (small) value it might have. > > Geez. > > Deven Sorry if I sounded harsh in my reply, I just wanted to make sure that all the issues were understood. That's what the net is about anyway. It allows us to toss around ideas and see where they go. I've enjoyed this thread tremendously! Dave -- Dave Thomas, Commodore Amiga Test Engineering UUCP ...{allegra,rutgers}!cbmvax!thomas