Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:39:09 -0500 From: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@mass.dis.org> Cc: Greg Black <gjb@gbch.net>, Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com>, Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg <listsub@rambo.simx.org>, Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cpu info in userland Message-ID: <20020123113909.P2872@numachi.com> In-Reply-To: <200201230147.g0N1l0d04015@mass.dis.org>; from msmith@mass.dis.org on Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 05:47:00PM -0800 References: <nospam-1011750084.73718@bambi.gbch.net> <200201230147.g0N1l0d04015@mass.dis.org>
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On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 05:47:00PM -0800, Michael Smith wrote: > The message buffer is not perturbed by the boot process unless the BIOS > overwrites it. If the BIOS doesn't overwrite it, it's preserved from one > boot to the next. I'm confused then. Is this 'message buffer' not a construct of the kernel? Where does it exist? -- Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert <reichert@numachi.com> 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA Intel architecture: the left-hand path To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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