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Michael Davidsaver
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@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ EPICS Base 3.15.0.x releases are not intended for use in production systems.</p>
<h2 align="center">Changes between 3.15.0.1 and 3.15.0.2</h2>
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<h3>Array field memory mangement</h3>
<p>This allows array data to be moved, without copying, into and out of the
value (aka BPTR) field of the waveform, aai, and aao types.</p>
<p>Making use of this feature involves replacing the pointer stored in the BPTR
field with another (user allocated) pointer. The basic rules are:</p>
<ol>
<li>BPTR, and the memory it is currently pointing to, can only be accessed
while the record is locked.</li>
<li>NELM may not be changed.</li>
<li>BPTR must always point to a piece of memory large enough to accommodate
the maximum number of elements (as given by the NELM field).</li>
</ol>
<h3>mbboDirect and mbbiDirect records</h3>
<p>These record types have undergone some significant rework, and will behave