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Article #165Re: Device Drivers Swappable?
From: Pbbenson
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00
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In <4lof6l$n9e@cpcug.org>, kbennett@cpcug.org (Keith Bennett) writes: >Are device drivers swapped out when not in use or are they locked in >memory? We're trying to find out the cost (in RAM) of installing >some network software. If they get swapped out, there's no problem. >If they don't, and the amount of memory they use is nontrivial, we >need to consider being more selective about which machines get it. > >To be more specific, we're considering the TCP/IP and OS/2 Peer that >come with Warp Connect. Physical device drivers (.SYS), adapter device drivers (.ADD), device filters (.FLT), and device managers (.DMD) are not swappable, although their data may or may not be depending on how the driver works. NDIS drivers (.OS2) are not swappable either, to the best of my knowledge. Actually, I thought that the daemons that get installed for those products had a bigger footprint than their device drivers. Those are swappable. Cheers, Brad Benson CDS, Inc.
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