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Dynamic Area ResizePMP
OS_DynamicArea
» Dynamic Area Handler Code
» Dynamic Area ResizePMP
| Entry | |
|---|---|
| R0 | 6 (handler reason) |
| R1 | Requested change amount (signed page count) |
| R2 | Dynamic area number |
| R12 | Workspace pointer passed to OS_DynamicArea 0 or base of area |
| Exit | |
|---|---|
| All registers preserved | |
| V set to report an error: R0 must be a pointer to an error block, or 0 for a generic error | |
Use
When OS_ChangeDynamicArea is called on a Physical Memory Pool, the kernel will call this entry point in order to allow the PMP to perform the grow/shrink operation itself. The routine is expected to grow/shrink the physical size of the PMP (via OS_DynamicArea 21) by the requested number of pages; on exit from the routine the kernel will calculate the R1 return value for OS_ChangeDynamicArea by looking at how much the physical size of the PMP has changed (i.e. by looking at the R6 value of OS_DynamicArea 24).
If a PMP does not want to support resizing via OS_ChangeDynamicArea then it can simply return with an error. For this case it’s also recommended that the “Area may not be dragged by user” flag is set (bit 7).
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