cgd@netbsd.org (Chris G. Demetriou) writes:
> Uh, this is typically _not_ the problem since my NKPDE patches went in
> long ago.
> 
> The problem is what Bob Baron mentioned in a later message:
> the intermediate page tables aren't properly populated (or something
> like that).  This can also be seen when using 'gdb' on large
> executables.
> 
> The ARM port had a similar problem, but hacked around it on the GDB
> side with a gross back to make sure the page table was mapped
> properly...

The debugging problem, at least, on the i386 is described in PR 5145.



cgd
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