OSHeap_Resize Should Have R3 as Output.

[Kevin Bracey]

In message <0e712dd54a.Tony at mk-net.demon.co.uk>
          Tony van der Hoff <tony at mk-net.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> We had to patch round this for OS_ReadVarVal, and I guess we could do
> something similar here, if there was demand for it. It would be possible to
> define new veneers, say OSHeap_ResizeReturnAmount, and
> OS_ChangeDynamicAreaReturnAmount, which could interpret any error return,
> and if appropriate, then return R3 with V clear, and R0 preserved, as if no
> error occurred.
> 
> Is this worth doing?

I would wholeheartedly say yes. Ideally with a standard suffix for the
"returning registers even after an error" form. Just for the SWIs that need
it though.

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