Subject: Re: PAGE_SIZE on various ports (Was: Re: Patch for two mbuf dma optimizations)
To: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
From: Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 03/31/2003 20:52:23
Greywolf wrote:
> Sun2 uses a MC68010 as opposed to the MC68020 which dominates the rest
> of the ports.
Yes, I know. Smaller PAGE_SIZE means more overhead at VM level, so
I just wondered if it's justified for sun2. Now I know it is, due to
it's limited VA range :)
Jaromir
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