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diff --git a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/memory_management.mdwn b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/memory_management.mdwn index 49a082e9..17dbe46f 100644 --- a/microkernel/mach/gnumach/memory_management.mdwn +++ b/microkernel/mach/gnumach/memory_management.mdwn @@ -34,3 +34,17 @@ IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-02-15 <braunr> except for performance (because you can use larger - even very lage - pages without resetting the mmu often thanks to global pages, but that didn't exist at the time) + +IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-02-15 + + <antrik> however, the kernel won't work in 64 bit mode without some changes + to physical memory management + <braunr> and mmu management + <braunr> (but maybe that's what you meant by physical memory) + +IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2011-02-16 + + <braunr> antrik: youpi added it for xen, yes + <braunr> antrik: but you're right, since mach uses a direct mapped kernel + space, the true problem is the lack of linux-like highmem support + <braunr> which isn't required if the kernel space is really virtual |