17,7 → 17,7 |
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<title>Kernel Services</title> |
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<para>Every message consists of 4 numeric arguments (32-bit and 64-bit on |
<para>Every message consists of four numeric arguments (32-bit and 64-bit on |
the corresponding platforms), from which the first one is considered a |
method number on message receipt and a return value on answer receipt. The |
received message contains identification of the incoming connection, so |
33,7 → 33,7 |
should one of the connection parties fail unexpectedly. To limit buffering |
of the messages in the kernel, every task has a limit on the amount of |
asynchronous messages it can send simultaneously. If the limit is reached, |
the kernel refuses to send any other message, until some active message is |
the kernel refuses to send any other message until some active message is |
answered.</para> |
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<para>To facilitate kernel-to-user communication, the IPC subsystem |
172,7 → 172,7 |
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<para>sending an address space area,</para> |
<para>sending an address space area and</para> |
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