> Is the bitmap for /dev/view implmented via a banked device pager?

No.

> - What can be done to make chip RAM access fast (no paging) yet keep
>   compatibility with banked devices, if they exist?

Nothing, its not paged.  Have you looked at the view examples I posted and
checked their speeds?  I didn't think they looked too slow.  views-try2.tar.gz 
or something like that I think.

> David Jones, M.A.Sc student, Electronics Group (VLSI), University of Toronto

Chris.

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