Re: x86 MM titbits

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 00:45:58 +0100 (BST)


> and in fact Intel recommend this as a way to free TLB entries by
> using a 4MB page for the whole kernel...
> Relevant to us maybe ?

We were doing that when Intel were still trying to hide 4Mb pages from
anyone.

> Also, an interesting bit at the back of the PII developer's manual
> says basically: "if you want to write kernels, there's some stuff you
> might like to know that we won't tell you without an NDA" (full text
> is included below).

See www.x86.org in general.

Alan

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