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<p dir=LTR><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Shahar> Yes, but when you want to respond to
attributes you have to specify a mask. Using that mask you can register to any
attribute set you want.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR><b><font size=3 color="#993366"
face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
color:#993366;font-weight:bold'>Yes, but if the application (that is not an SM)
will use a mask that has the <span class=SpellE>sminfo</span> set - it will
be considered an SM.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR><b><font size=3 color="#993366"
face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
color:#993366;font-weight:bold'>I would prefer having the <span class=SpellE>SMBit</span>
stay on when the SM dies then having spurious <span class=SpellE>SMBit</span>
transitions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR><b><font size=3 color="#993366"
face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
color:#993366;font-weight:bold'>It will take more resources from the SM when
these bits will start to change.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR><b><font size=3 color="#993366"
face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
color:#993366;font-weight:bold'>Also you will need to start ref-counting on the
port since several apps can share it and they will not obey the rule for not
masking the <span class=SpellE>sminfo</span> if they are not <span
class=SpellE>SMs</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";
color:#993366;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
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