Re: API curiosity
On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 16:53:40 -0500, you wrote:
>99.9% of users should *never* call lock_memory().
>It doesn't even work on WIN32 or Linux, only on DOS.
>Don't worry, other people have the same misconception.
>lock_memory() should *only* be used on DOS, and only
>for a hardware interrupt handler written in Euphoria.
>lock_memory() is needed in that one, highly-specialized,
>situation because when a hardware interrupt occurs you
>don't have the time, or the ability, to make the operating system
>retrieve a piece of swapped out code or data. In any other situation,
>it's perfectly ok for memory to be swapped out. That's the
>operating system's job. Don't worry about it.
Maybe you should note this in library.doc
Pete
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