Compiling 2.11 - also 2.9BSD
Steven M. Schultz
sms at wlv.iipo.gtegsc.com
Sat Dec 2 16:03:57 AEST 1995
Hello -
> From: wkt at dolphin.cs.adfa.oz.au (Warren Toomey)
>
> In article by Steven M. Schultz:
> > Kernels are a special case of overlaid program (user mode programs
> > may be overlaid too but have less restrictive size rules). The
> > BASE segment (non-overlaid portion) may be up to 56kb (57344) bytes
> > in size. Each of the 15 (maximum) overlays (OV1 thru OV15) may be
>
> Firstly, thanks to Steven for a great email. Yes, add it to the docs NOW
> before you forget! Secondly, most of what Steven said also applies to
> 2.9BSD, because it also uses overlays. However, v6 and v7 do not use
You're quite welcome.
I should have had another sentence in the paragraph above: the
kernel overlays must be between 48kb and 56kb. 56 is the max,
but the kernel also has a minimum BASE size of 48kb (but this is
all too easy to achieve ;-)).
Steven Schultz
sms at wlv.iipo.gtegsc.com
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