Re: ia64 and emap

[yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost (YAMAMOTO Takashi)]

hi,

> Hello,
> 
> KIYOHARA Takashi <kiyohara%kk.iij4u.or.jp@localhost> wrote:
>> > Do you have a backtrace?
>> 
>> Ooops.  We have not implement command 'bt' yet. ;-)
>> It will speak information without the meaning...
> 
> OK. :)
> 
>> > Why do you want to make it global?
>> 
>> We were able to obtain ubc_nwins and ubc_winshift.  Can we obtain
>> uvm_emap_size?
> 
> I see, you are using these values to calculate required KVA. However,
> is that a long term solution? I think it should be calculated in some
> dynamic way (cf. x86 or other pmaps) i.e. it is MD problem, not MI.

do you mean that you are going to mandate the growkernel stuff?

YAMAMOTO Takashi

> 
> For now, I think it is okay to put some workaround, preferably in IA64
> pmap, commit your changes, and improve the pmap later.
> 
> -- 
> Mindaugas