Date:	Thu, 27 Jan 2000 19:13:38 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Julian Rolon <jrolon AT alpha DOT telecom-co DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: DMA access
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Julian Rolon wrote:

> faq states two methods for correct DMA accessig, one of these is =
> allocate a buffer in conventional memory with DPMI function =
> allocate_dos_memory but this function return a real mode segment between =
> 0000 and FFFF, How can i guarantee that segment returned falls into =
> Conventional memory??

The function __dpmi_allocate_dos_memory, by its very definition, *always* 
allocates buffers in conventional memory.  So you don't have to worry
about that.  (Only conventional memory buffers can have a real-mode 
segment, btw.)

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