Subject: Re: Sun3/50 memory map
To: Theo Deraadt <deraadt@fsa.ca>
From: Harry Schreurs <HLS@oce.nl>
List: port-sun3
Date: 06/09/1994 15:04:04
> Date sent:      Thu, 2 Jun 94 16:26:10 MDT
> From:           deraadt@fsa.ca (Theo Deraadt)
> To:             gwr@mc.com, hls
> Subject:        Re:  Sun3/50 memory map
> Copies to:      port-sun3@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu

> > ugly 3/50 memory map.  I wonder if we can just "allocate" the memory
> > where the frame buffer lives to keep it from being mis-used. (Adam?)
> 
> That, or, do the sparc pmap.c trick, using two tables that translate
> from "real physical" to "vm system physical" page addresses.
> 
> The sparc memory map has lots of holes in it.
>
Theo,

Can you explain this in more detail, because I am not familiar
with the sparc port? Also I would like to know how to allocate
the memory occupied by the frame buffer?

Regards,

Harry Schreurs
 

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