> 
> I too have wondered:  would m68k4k executables work on an m68k8k arch?
> And the other way too?  What would break?  (maybe mmap code?)
> 
Given the hardware demands on page size, you'll have trouble mapping most
4k executables on 8k hardware. The other way round should be fine.

> Theoretically, things that call pagesize() instead of hard-coding it
> should be able to run on machines with varying page sizes (like SunOS).
> 
Historically (read: Sun's strategy) all sparc executables are based on 8k
page sizes, although most models have a 4k (hardware) page size. This is
still the case in the NetBSD sparc port, although we don't even have a
port for an 8k sun4.

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