Date:	Sun, 21 Feb 1999 13:16:25 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT lanet DOT lv>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Does Windows 98 lose DMPI descriptors?
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On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Andris Pavenis wrote:

> Maybe it's possible to hook int 0x31 to avoid real freeing descriptors
> but reusing them. Only question is whether we are able to simulate ALL
> needed functions there (including __create_alias_descriptor) 

As I understand it, the problem is with the CS descriptor.  A running
program cannot free it, so if the DPMI host doesn't do it properly,
you have no work-around.

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