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SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? (Developers)

posted by DOS386, 21.02.2008, 02:33

Japheth wrote:

> If I single-step thru it with DEBUG in NTVDM - yes

OK ... you can make everything fail if you try hard enough

> I'm not aware of "this" bug

As you wrote in your answer 1 month back, a crash occurs if you rename DPMIST32.BIN into an EXE and run it

> on the contrary, I hardly understand what you are talking about.

Please don't be more pessimistic than necessary

> Ok, HDPMI is rebooting the machine due to a ring 0 stack underflow. Please
> provide a test case which I can use ... on a REAL machine, not in Box!

I always test on a REAL machine first ... just rename (the valid or "INVALID" version of) DPMIST32.BIN into X.EXE and run it in DOS

> > LOOOOOOOOOONG MODE !!!
> If I'd only know what you are talking about ...

BOCHS crash report, see above ...

> Waiting for your test case ...

DPMIST32.BIN renamed into X.EXE + DPMILD32.

> > - HDPMI32: protect from Ring0 stack overflow
> Has low priority, since this only happens with some buggy programs...

YES, it's just a small open problem ... and would be maybe easy to fix ?

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Complete thread:

• [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - DOS386, 24.01.2008, 02:21 (Developers)
  • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - Japheth, 24.01.2008, 06:05
    • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - DOS386, 19.02.2008, 01:41
      • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - Japheth, 19.02.2008, 19:21
        • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - DOS386, 20.02.2008, 01:45
          • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - Japheth, 20.02.2008, 08:16
          • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - Japheth, 21.02.2008, 10:22
    • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - DOS386, 19.02.2008, 02:00
      • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - Japheth, 20.02.2008, 10:51
        • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - DOS386, 21.02.2008, 02:33
          • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - Japheth, 21.02.2008, 07:05
            • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - DOS386, 22.02.2008, 03:09
  • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - Laaca, 24.01.2008, 07:33
  • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - rr, 24.01.2008, 08:18
    • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - DOS386, 19.02.2008, 01:30