[syslinux] Read disk not working in 3.35+
H. Peter Anvin
hpa at zytor.com
Mon Feb 19 20:47:18 PST 2007
H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>
>>> eg: char sectorBuf[64*1024*2] and getting an address within it which
>>> is aligning to 64k.
>>>
>>> If you dont think the lib function is a good idea, what options do i
>>> have other than using the bounce buffer?
>>
>> None. The bounce buffer is actually by definition *all* the memory
>> below 1 MB available to the COM32 program.
>>
>
> By the way, the best way to use the bounce buffer is really to consider
> it local around the intcall: copy your data to the bounce buffer
> immediately before invocation, and copy your data from the bounce buffer
> immediately after. This is pretty much what the library functions
> should do.
>
Oh yes, one more thing: the bounce buffer is properly aligned.
-hpa
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