Re: Segmented memory, Was: VFS/ext2fs - large files on the Alpha

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:39:03 +0200


> Like using GS as the Graphical Segment for a video
> linear framebuffer ?

Using segment registers for accessing frame buffers is a bad idea since
segment register override prefixes take a _lot_ of time.

Have a nice fortnight

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Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
"The best way to accelerate Windows is at 9.8 m / sec^2"

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