Re: [MiNT] Proposal for SLB extension

["Konrad M. Kokoszkiewicz" <draco@obta.uw.edu.pl>]

Hi Joerg,

> KMK>So what? Currently all the libs are executed with the overhead.
> What do you think a user thinks, if a program sometimes runs fast and
> sometimes slow, depending on the SLB (version) used, which can AFAIK change
> from one start to the next? And as it's not transparent to the user, which
> SLB (version) is used he cannot locate the problem and will suspect
> everything...

Sorry?
 
> KMK>Just when you want to execute the library function with less
> KMK>overhead, you set the flags to 1 keeping in mind the basepage address
> KMK>is not passed to libs functions then.
> Do you want the user to do that?

No, users cannot edit SLB headers. Or at least they should not. The one
who sets the flag field is the library developer.

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