On 02 Dec 1998 16:58:15 -0800 
 cgd@netbsd.org (Chris G. Demetriou) wrote:

 > Is there any reason to make cachectl() anything other than a normal
 > syscall(), like mprotect(), etc.

right, I think, for the reasons you state, cachectl() should be a normal
syscall.  But cacheflush() should be Special.

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