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Stefan

memory management questions

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I don't where to put gdt, is linear address a valid address?
I don't know also where to put the interrupt handlers!
How big must a stack be?
How to implement a communication between task witch don't share memory?
Thanks!
Phate

RE:memory management questions

Post by Phate »

>On 2001-10-29 06:54:35, Stefan wrote:
>I don't where to put gdt, is linear address a valid address?
>I don't know also where to put the interrupt handlers!
s>How big must a stack be?
>How to implement a communication between task witch don't share memory?
>Thanks!

I don't know what gdt is. Linear address are valid. (well at least from my experiance :p)


I don't know the exact mininum is but I believe that a stack has
to be a few bytes long to function

you got me on the communication thing
~phate
Stefan

RE:memory management questions

Post by Stefan »

>On 2001-10-30 09:29:52, Phate wrote:
>>On 2001-10-29 06:54:35, Stefan wrote:
>>I don't where to put gdt, is linear address a valid address?
>>I don't know also where to put the interrupt handlers!
>s>How big must a stack be?
>>How to implement a communication between task witch don't share memory?
>>Thanks!
>
>I don't know what gdt is. Linear address are valid. (well at least from my experiance :p)
>
>
>I don't know the exact mininum is but I believe that a stack has
>to be a few bytes long to function
>
>you got me on the communication thing
>~phate

gdt is Global Descroptor Table and is used for memory management in Protected Mode
Guest

RE:memory management questions

Post by Guest »

>On 2001-10-30 09:40:58, Stefan wrote:
>>On 2001-10-30 09:29:52, Phate wrote:
>>>On 2001-10-29 06:54:35, Stefan wrote:
>>>I don't where to put gdt, is linear address a valid address?
>>>I don't know also where to put the interrupt handlers!
>>s>How big must a stack be?
>>>How to implement a communication between task witch don't share memory?
>>>Thanks!
>>
>>I don't know what gdt is. Linear address are valid. (well at least from my experiance :p)
>>
>>
>>I don't know the exact mininum is but I believe that a stack has
>>to be a few bytes long to function
>>
>>you got me on the communication thing
>>~phate
>
>gdt is Global Descroptor Table and is used for memory management in Protected Mode

Thx for the info I haven't really messed with pmode all that much
phate

^hehe forgot to ad my name

Post by phate »

~phate
Stefan

RE:memory management questions

Post by Stefan »

>On 2001-10-30 13:14:23, Anonymous wrote:
>>On 2001-10-30 09:40:58, Stefan wrote:
>>>On 2001-10-30 09:29:52, Phate wrote:
>>>>On 2001-10-29 06:54:35, Stefan wrote:
>>>>I don't where to put gdt, is linear address a valid address?
>>>>I don't know also where to put the interrupt handlers!
>>>s>How big must a stack be?
>>>>How to implement a communication between task witch don't share memory?
>>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>I don't know what gdt is. Linear address are valid. (well at least from my experiance :p)
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't know the exact mininum is but I believe that a stack has
>>>to be a few bytes long to function
>>>
>>>you got me on the communication thing
>>>~phate
>>
>>gdt is Global Descroptor Table and is used for memory management in Protected Mode
>
>Thx for the info I haven't really messed with pmode all that much

No problem, it was my pleasure!
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