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  2. From: jz1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (James D. Zelenka)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
  4. Subject: Re: a couple of questions (INSTALLP)
  5. Message-ID: <kezN1OC00htyIlGJVW@andrew.cmu.edu>
  6. Date: 8 Nov 92 22:10:34 GMT
  7. References: <1992Nov6.150923.6837@ms.uky.edu>
  8. Organization: Junior, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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  10. In-Reply-To: <1992Nov6.150923.6837@ms.uky.edu>
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  12. Excerpts from netnews.comp.unix.aix: 6-Nov-92 a couple of questions
  13. (INST.. paul linton@acus1.cc.uky (878)
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  15. > what would be the 'brick walls' run into if someone were to want to write
  16. > a device driver to create a RAMDISK?  Is there a way to have a program
  17. 'lock down' a block of memory so that it doesn't get swapped?
  18.  
  19. Yes, check out xmalloc.
  20.  
  21. -jim
  22. jz1j@andrew.cmu.edu
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