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In article <1992Dec15.161738.1258@mwk.uucp> you write:
#
#  OK, I'm still converting thousands of lines of MACRO-32 to DEC C on
#an Alpha. I am now wondering about "library functions" such as memcpy,
#strncpy and the like.
#
#  Is there any reason to think they would be safe to call in kernel
#mode, at high IPL, and with spinlocks held? Or would that be more like
#expecting lib$get_input to work in the middle of a driver?
#

It is absolutely not safe to call any of the C RTL routines from kernel mode.
Some might work, others like sprintf, horrible mangale the stack.  This is
not good as on the Alpha there is nothing to clean up after you and get the
stack back in the proper order.  You should determine what it is you really
need and possible 1) Write the code yourself or 2) make use of the OTS$ routines
to do this for you.  Also, you what to take advantage of the linkage
pragma to enforce "light-weight" call frames.

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Patrick L. Mahan

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