>Number:         3941
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       a glitch in exec_fromdos.c broke XMS support in dosboot.com
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug  4 22:35:02 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Martin Husemann
>Organization:
UP-Vision Computergraphik GmbH
>Release:        current as of July 4
>Environment:
>Description:
dosboot.com won't work with XMS (himem.sys installed) anymore.

>How-To-Repeat:

Try it or look at the code.

>Fix:

*** /sys/arch/i386/stand/lib/exec_fromdos.c	Sat Jun 14 13:25:29 1997
--- exec_fromdos.c	Mon Aug  4 19:00:09 1997
***************
*** 133,143 ****
  
  	cp = loadaddr;
  
  	extmem = getextmem();
  
! #if XMS
  	if ((extmem == 0) && (extmem = checkxms())) {
  	        u_long kernsize;
  
  		/* Approximate a size for the temporary buffer needed.
  		 * Can't calculate the real size right now because we don't
--- 133,143 ----
  
  	cp = loadaddr;
  
  	extmem = getextmem();
  
! #ifdef XMS
  	if ((extmem == 0) && (extmem = checkxms())) {
  	        u_long kernsize;
  
  		/* Approximate a size for the temporary buffer needed.
  		 * Can't calculate the real size right now because we don't

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