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Date:	Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:04:43 +0800
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From:	"Nimrod A. Abing" <n_abing AT ns DOT roxas-online DOT net DOT ph>
Subject:	Re: Fixed core dumper in dpmiexcp.c
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Hello.

At 01:55 PM 04/23/2001 +0300, you wrote:
>> Eli, is it possible for the __djgpp_memory_handle_list to
>> become corrupt prior to an exception?
>
>A bug can do that.  Otheriwse, __djgpp_memory_handle_list should be
>right at all times, since nohing will work if it isn't.  An exception
>might invalidate some of the registers, but it does nothing to the
>variables which live inside an application, nor to its page tables.

What kind of bug? Would programs that leak memory also cause this to happen
somehow?

nimrod_a_abing
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