It's not that I want to stop, but just be nice to others. If they
>> don't exist, I assume it'll get back to me fast.
> Not halting will unnecessarily spin through CPU cycles and energy while
> the program is idle. Halting instead is less costly.
On a VirtualMachine or Dosemu, it will eat needless
Hi,
2011/9/24 Christian Masloch :
>> It's not that I want to stop, but just be nice to others. If they
>> don't exist, I assume it'll get back to me fast.
>
> Not halting will unnecessarily spin through CPU cycles and energy while
> the program is idle. Halting instead is less costly.
I know. But
> It's not that I want to stop, but just be nice to others. If they
> don't exist, I assume it'll get back to me fast.
Not halting will unnecessarily spin through CPU cycles and energy while
the program is idle. Halting instead is less costly.
Regards,
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Hi,
2011/9/23 C. Masloch :
>> (2) HLT could be another option, but it is not what I am looking for,
>> as I would like to let others (TSRs in the same machine, i.e. 28H) or
>> the VM that exists outside me (2Fh 1680h) to spend a bit of time doing
>> their things, but I don't want to halt.
>
> What
> (1) I'm talking about pure realmode, so 2Fh 1680h is what I need.
Yes, as I mentioned, if you're in real or V86 mode (not protected mode)
then attempting 2F.1680 via 31.0300 is of course impossible and not
necessary.
> (2) HLT could be another option, but it is not what I am looking for,
>
Thanks!
I have read it, and my conclusions:
(1) I'm talking about pure realmode, so 2Fh 1680h is what I need.
(2) HLT could be another option, but it is not what I am looking for,
as I would like to let others (TSRs in the same machine, i.e. 28H) or
the VM that exists outside me (2Fh 1680h) to s
Refer to a forum posting I made regarding this:
http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=10397
It discusses idling via Int28, Int2F.1680, and by issuing hlt
instructions. As explained I only use the latter two.
Regards,
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