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[src/netbsd-1-6]: src/distrib/notes/sparc Pull up revision 1.15 (requested by...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/7b977a869fc7
branches:  netbsd-1-6
changeset: 530626:7b977a869fc7
user:      tron <tron%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Aug 31 09:23:08 2003 +0000

description:
Pull up revision 1.15 (requested by mbw in ticket #1377):
pk posted that a longstanding MMU problem with sun4c systems has been
fixed.  Benefits primarily stability and SS1, SS1+, and IPC system speed.

diffstat:

 distrib/notes/sparc/whatis |  6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (19 lines):

diff -r 530225893595 -r 7b977a869fc7 distrib/notes/sparc/whatis
--- a/distrib/notes/sparc/whatis        Wed Aug 27 10:57:14 2003 +0000
+++ b/distrib/notes/sparc/whatis        Sun Aug 31 09:23:08 2003 +0000
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.13.2.1 2002/07/09 06:16:24 lukem Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: whatis,v 1.13.2.2 2003/08/31 09:23:08 tron Exp $
 .
 .Nx \*V
 is the seventh major release for the \*M.
 .Pp
 Some (but not all!) notable \*M-specific improvements include:
 .(bullet
+A longstanding sun4c MMU bug has been squashed.  sun4c models should be 
+more stable and SPARCstation 1, SPARCstation 1+, and Sun IPC models should
+run substantially faster.
+.It
 Enable support for DHCP net booting in the standard kernels,
 and try bootp/DHCP before bootparams during net booting.
 .It



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