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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 10:11:14 -0500 (CDT)
> 
> MS is on the last generation of VDM support so I don't expect any
> major changes in the future.

For some values of ``major changes'', I presume.  For example, I
wouldn't expect them to add the LFN API in W2K, nor to add whatever
new code that introduced the NTVDM crashes; but they did...

> > What about this? I added test for CWSDPMI v5 (corresponding DPMI
> > call doesn't work with earlier versions). 
> 
> Then they slow down or upgrade.  No problem.

Right, that's my line of reasoning also.

> > Also added possibility to enable or disable workaround from environment:
> > 	SET   WORKAROUND_LDT_DESCRIPTORS_LEAK={y|n}
> 
> I actually hate this, since I don't think anyone will know when to
> use it.

Yes, I also don't like the environment variable feature.  It sounds
like we don't even need it in this case, as we seem to know pretty
well what to do in each case.

> So, the group consensus was we need to work on this more before a commit :-)

A little more work, yes ;-)