[Info-vax] The VMS terminal driver ( was: DCL and scripting)

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In article <putqh3$hnd$1 at dont-email.me>, "Robert A. Brooks" <FIRST.LAST at vmssoftware.com> writes:
>On 12/12/2018 11:24 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>> On 12/12/2018 10:04 PM, Robert A. Brooks wrote:
>
>>> New data structure -- I/O buffer descriptor (IOBD)
>>>
>>> It'll be a requirement for X86, and will also work for IA64.
>>>
>>> Alpha, maybe.
>>>
>>> All the work is being done on IA64 now.
>>>
>> 
>> Rob, you don't mention at what level this will be required.  Device drivers?  
>> Any I/O buffer?
>
>This is a device driver-level change.

I'd be more interested in how to overcome other memory handling where
the SVAPTE was traditionally required/used -- double-mapping, knitting 
ones own memory, etc.

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