Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:36:13 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Michael Bukin <bukinm AT inp DOT nsk DOT su>
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Subject: Re: What's Broken in Windows DPMI
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On 8 Apr 1999, Michael Bukin wrote:

> Sorry, this information is also incorrect.  It is allocating 0x29
> paragraphs in stub.asm.  It allocates private data for DPMI host.

Yes.  And this memory cannot be deallocated, since the program
terminates by issuing Int 21h/AH=4Ch IN PROTECTED MODE.  The DPMI host
is the only one who can deallocate that memory.

Btw, the number 0x29 above is DPMI host-dependent, the host returns it
when you call Int 2Fh/AX=1687h.