hawk@pnet01.cts.com (John Anderson) (03/17/91)
Does anyone know what the "attributes" parameter is for on the AddMemList command? I've looked in the ROM Kernal Manuals but nada. In making an Addmem, what does the attributes tell?
DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu (03/18/91)
In article <8059@crash.cts.com>, hawk@pnet01.cts.com (John Anderson) says: > Does anyone know what the "attributes" parameter is for on the AddMemList >command? I've looked in the ROM Kernal Manuals but nada. In making an >Addmem, what does the attributes tell? It exactly corresponds to the attributes you pass to AllocMem when getting memory. For expansion memory you should set MEMF_FAST and probably MEMF_PUBLIC (just in case). -- Dan Babcock
mpierce@ewu.UUCP (Mathew Pierce) (03/18/91)
In article <8059@crash.cts.com>, hawk@pnet01.cts.com (John Anderson) writes: > > Does anyone know what the "attributes" parameter is for on the AddMemList > command? I've looked in the ROM Kernal Manuals but nada. In making an > Addmem, what does the attributes tell? I think (don't have my manuals on hand) that the attributes you are talking about are MEMF_CLEAR (clear the allocated memory), MEMF_CHIP (allocate chip memory), MEMF_PUBLIC (I don't know if this one is being implemented yet, but the manual says to use it for future compatibility) and I think there is something like MEMF_FAST (allocate fast ram, but I could be wrong on this one). There may be more attribute flags than I stated, but that's the jist of them (I think). Matt Pierce
lkoop@pnet01.cts.com (Lamonte Koop) (03/18/91)
hawk@pnet01.cts.com (John Anderson) writes: > > Does anyone know what the "attributes" parameter is for on the AddMemList >command? I've looked in the ROM Kernal Manuals but nada. In making an >Addmem, what does the attributes tell? > The "attributes" parameter uses the exact same values that calls to allocate memory use. It is a field meant to be checked by the system (or whatever is looking there) for the type of memory a particular node is. For example, if you were adding a 2 megabyte section of FAST memory, you'd use MEMF_FAST in the attributed field...[and MEMF_PUBLIC ORed in...although this is not currently used for anything.] LaMonte Koop Internet: lkoop@pnet01.cts.com ARPA: crash!pnet01!lkoop@nosc.mil UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd ucsd nosc}!crash!pnet01!lkoop "It's a dog-eat-dog world...and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear"--Norm