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/*
** strat.c 10-5-91 Robert Mashlan, public domain
**
** Interface functions to DOS 3.0+ set allocation strategy
** and get allocation strategy functions via int 21h,
** function 58h.
**
** By setting the dos allocation strategy to LAST_FIT_LOW
** before using DOS the set handle count function int 21h,
** function 67h, DOS will allocate memory for the extended
** file handle table at the end of free memory instead of
** after the last heap allocation, with the benefit of
** allowing the heap manager make further contiguous
** allocations from the operating system.
**
*/
#include "strat.h"
#include <dos.h>
/*
** Gets dos memory allocation strategy via function 0x58.
** Returns allocation strategy, else returns -1 and sets
** _doserrno on error.
*/
int get_alloc_strat(void)
{
union REGS r;
r.x.ax = 0x5800; /* DOS "get allocation strategy" */
int86(0x21,&r,&r);
if (r.x.cflag) /* error? */
{
_doserrno = r.x.ax; /* save error code */
return -1;
}
else return r.x.ax;
}
/*
** Sets DOS memory allocation strategy
** returns allocation strategy on success,
** else returns -1 and sets _doserrno on error
*/
int set_alloc_strat( int strat )
{
union REGS r;
r.x.ax = 0x5801; /* DOS "set allocation strategy" */
r.x.bx = strat;
int86(0x21,&r,&r);
if (r.x.cflag) /* error? */
{
_doserrno = r.x.ax; /* save error code */
return -1;
}
_doserrno = 0;
return strat;
}
/*
** Uses dos function 67h to increase open file handle count.
** Returns -1 and sets _doserrno on error, 0 otherwise.
*/
int set_handle_count( unsigned nhandles )
{
union REGS r;
r.x.ax = 0x6700;
r.x.bx = nhandles;
int86(0x21,&r,&r);
if(r.x.cflag)
{
_doserrno = r.x.ax;
return -1;
}
_doserrno = 0;
return 0;
}
#ifdef DEMO
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <io.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
/*
** returns maximum number of files that can be open
*/
int handle_count(void)
{
int handles[500];
int i, result;
/* try allocating as many file handles as possible */
for (i = 0; i < 500; i++)
{
if( (handles[i]=open("NUL",O_WRONLY)) == -1 )
break;
}
result = i;
/* close all files opened */
for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
close(handles[i]);
return result;
}
/*
** Memory test, returns number of kilobytes that
** can be allocated before failure.
*/
int memtest(void)
{
static void *mem[1024];
int i,result;
/* try allocating as many 1K blocks as possible */
for(i=0;i<1024;i++)
{
if( (mem[i]=malloc(1024)) == NULL )
break;
}
result = i; /* save result */
/* free memory allocated */
for(i--; i >= 0; i--)
free(mem[i]);
return result;
}
#define checkdoserror(f) \
((f==-1)?printf("%s failed, doserror = %#02x\n",#f,_doserrno):(void)0)
int main(void)
{
int strat;
/* do pre-test diagnostics */
printf("allocated %d Kbytes before failure\n",memtest());
printf("opened %d files\n",handle_count());
strat = get_alloc_strat(); /* save current allocation strategy */
checkdoserror(set_alloc_strat(LAST_FIT_LOW));
puts("setting handle count to 50, with changed allocation strategy");
checkdoserror(set_handle_count(50));
checkdoserror(set_alloc_strat(strat)); /* restore strategy */
/* do post-test diagnostics */
printf("allocated %d Kbytes before failure\n",memtest());
printf("opened %d files\n",handle_count());
return 0;
}
#endif