RE: [MiNT] analysing syscall.spp

["Julian Reschke" <reschke@muenster.de>]

> From: Konrad Kokoszkiewicz [mailto:draco@mi.com.pl]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 1999 6:31 PM
> To: Julian Reschke
> Cc: Jörg Westheide; mint@fishpool.com
> Subject: RE: [MiNT] analysing syscall.spp
>
>
> > > > I really don't grasp why this is such a big problem... Under MagiC
> > > > everything is reentrant and still callable using the traps...
> > >
> > > MagiC does not need to pass calls along to underlying software like
> > > MetaDOS, BIOS etc.
> >
> > I see. But can't we just put a semaphore in front of the code
> which actually
> > is not reentrant -- like the original GEMDOS dispatcher?
>
> Hmm... yes, probably we can.

Actually this is what MetaXBS does to keep the XBIOS entry point reentrant
under MagiC.