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CWSDPMI bug (DOSX)

posted by DOS386, 09.05.2008, 07:24

> > It's CWSDPMI ... it always "redirects" GPF's in Ring 0 to "RCMB"
>
> Is this common knowledge? Then please reveal details!

That's probably why CWSDPMI unconditionally whines about RCMB even if no rat callbacks or even no driver is present.

> "GPFs in Ring 0" shouldn't happen in a raw DPMI host without built-in extender.

Yeah ... many things shouldn't happen. But if a "very rarely used" callback is present (HX GUI, Blocek, FreeBASIC, DUGL, ...) and the application crashes and you touch the mouse

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This is a LOGITECH mouse driver, but some software expect here
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Complete thread:

• BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Rugxulo, 05.05.2008, 18:38 (DOSX)
  • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - rr, 05.05.2008, 21:06
    • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Rugxulo, 05.05.2008, 21:21
      • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - rr, 05.05.2008, 21:35
  • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Japheth, 06.05.2008, 07:45
    • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Rugxulo, 06.05.2008, 22:56
      • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Japheth, 11.05.2008, 20:19
        • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Rugxulo, 12.05.2008, 21:57
          • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Japheth, 13.05.2008, 10:36
            • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Rugxulo, 13.05.2008, 22:10
              • BIEW bug?? (GPF in RMCB under JEMMEX) - Rugxulo, 14.05.2008, 02:13
  • CWSDPMI bug - DOS386, 08.05.2008, 17:58
    • CWSDPMI bug - Japheth, 08.05.2008, 18:08
      • CWSDPMI bug - DOS386, 09.05.2008, 07:24
        • CWSDPMI bug - Steve, 09.05.2008, 08:19
          • CWSDPMI bug - DOS386, 09.05.2008, 08:30
            • CWSDPMI bug - Steve, 09.05.2008, 08:52
              • CWSDPMI bug - DOS386, 11.05.2008, 13:01
              • CWSDPMI bug - rr, 13.05.2008, 10:58
                • CWSDPMI bug - Laaca, 14.05.2008, 09:13