acmfiu@serss0.fiu.edu (ACMFIU) (05/23/91)
the manual says gs/os automatically allocates 4 pages of dp/stack space for programs when InitialLoad loads them in. am i correct in assuming this is 1 page dp space 3 pages stack space albert
ujmurphy@KING.MCS.DREXEL.EDU (Jim Murphy) (05/23/91)
In message-Id: <3627@kluge.fiu.edu> albert asked: > the manual says gs/os automatically allocates 4 pages of dp/stack space > for programs when InitialLoad loads them in. am i correct in assuming > this is > 1 page dp space > 3 pages stack space > > albert Not really. It's not 4 pages, it's 4K. The direct register gets set to the bottom of the block, and the stack pointer gets aligned to the top of the block. You can use more that one page for the dp, you just have to know how to use it efficiently. Email for examples. Jim Murphy "Whatever this is supposed to do, Internet: ujmurphy@mcs.drexel.edu it's not doing it very well." - Me. GEnie: J.MURPHY7 AOL: Jim Murphy