[Info-vax] Android development Was Re: OT: Larry Ellison takes retirement as CEO of Oracle

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2014-09-24 01:45, John Reagan wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:02:25 PM UTC-4, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>
>> However, the SYS$QIO routine really only does a rehash of all the
>> parameters, and then do a $QIO system call, which, once again, just
>> cause a trap to the kernel, where everything actually takes place.
>>
>
> You are right.  I did simplify the system service dispatching as it involves moving arguments between stacks, various PROBEs, etc.  I'm not going to describe the whole mess (partially because I've never looked at the whole mess)
>
> SYS$QIO is in the [SYS] facility, SYSTEM_SERVICES.LIS.  You will not find any code in STARLET.OLB for a system service.

Ah. I made a guess about STARLET, but was wrong. Thanks for the correction.

	Johnny