From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 1 11:06:55 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D63A81065680 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:06:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9A108FC0A for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:06:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o21B6tNw017721 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:06:55 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o21B6txQ017719 for freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:06:55 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:06:55 GMT Message-Id: <201003011106.o21B6txQ017719@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: gnats set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Current problem reports assigned to freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:06:55 -0000 Note: to view an individual PR, use: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=(number). The following is a listing of current problems submitted by FreeBSD users. These represent problem reports covering all versions including experimental development code and obsolete releases. S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o kern/120749 arch [request] Suggest upping the default kern.ps_arg_cache 1 problem total. From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 1 15:04:59 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB488106566B for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:04:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drbaud@yahoo.com) Received: from n3d.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com (n3d.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com [76.13.13.87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D03EA8FC0C for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:04:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [76.13.13.25] by n3.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Mar 2010 14:52:24 -0000 Received: from [76.13.10.165] by t4.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Mar 2010 14:52:24 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp106.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 01 Mar 2010 14:52:24 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 107960.31133.bm@omp106.mail.ac4.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 64404 invoked by uid 60001); 1 Mar 2010 14:52:23 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1267455143; bh=uak6NcbtRtdfcrxmC6A81YCi2Ni1d3BxlYCszBUY8Xs=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=te3dC+wzIQ6cPEo7+My73uB2G7axsnX66Ywiit0gjsfxNKtplALNW7D+ksHxuznMgkL5coYfVAcKrCmV0pbjyJ7OvMYs6HNhmreenixMRewMmKWRU5RdiKnlCcrHnDpPLPxUHUF3sQw7L7CVIJKS3y1DAdCh19koS3rsTFU+kG4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=nsDR/56JpSj54UNOPeLO9/KIjqE+ZDgAfbwlxZRxgY7tuufnP4gHP0U7WI+NTnmNyv6u/S6I2Fb+KyVIYOTw2aBcg6QRt38U/o+j+IOUZtPMnuDBoZpkpCI8kd+ohZlJA5kl/Z4VceNslRvkzXIS2WGmZNZRjUYWKyduz7PhiNI=; Message-ID: <698128.63762.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: _URrzUoVM1kyIcotyUXjDwjDY_JR5eKAyT9MUwVklscP8etDCU23B5csuFgyNYViYk3dteIzAVxiD29HODcAVUyJdRUbemtjJzKO4jzW4MpIi4r8neNYpWtszxu8E8a9uLj9PIVgJDz537PtTZ215oWKWKj7npLJwzMNuWfYUswIPQBydZy4lxZQaMVPjYi5nRU.nnuEzShzdl3fQsZtYlLDRy83r0O74q5xoAv5FhSHoCNgGn4jN6t8AdPlQC5d8c5hqfWAWj5G.uq88fQOB8oYNuZxzUL1ENT.EMAqoTWLDdHEJW6WkALYH18jQNJeI6y38f0CA38Sf_qSo8gbtjKGb1pnUyAlqCtthnpmRupH_FTCJa2QBo62Jg-- Received: from [64.238.244.146] by web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:52:23 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/9.2.12 YahooMailWebService/0.8.100.260964 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 06:52:23 -0800 (PST) From: "Dr. Baud" To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:31:46 +0000 Subject: VM architecture X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:04:59 -0000 In the interest of understanding the VM system (before actually reading code) in the latest distros of FreeBSD, are the following links considered reasonably useful reads? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/arch-handbook/vm.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/vm-design/ Any suggestions as to what resource(s) to peruse regarding aforementioned subject is much appreciated. Dr. From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 1 18:04:05 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C4231065672 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:04:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from out-0.mx.aerioconnect.net (outp.internet-mail-service.net [216.240.47.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51A4D8FC3C for ; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:04:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from idiom.com (postfix@mx0.idiom.com [216.240.32.160]) by out-0.mx.aerioconnect.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o21I3wv1018773; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:03:58 -0800 X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e Received: from julian-mac.elischer.org (h-67-100-89-137.snfccasy.static.covad.net [67.100.89.137]) by idiom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EDDE2D6021; Mon, 1 Mar 2010 10:03:57 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4B8C018D.3040500@elischer.org> Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:03:57 -0800 From: Julian Elischer User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Dr. Baud" References: <698128.63762.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <698128.63762.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 216.240.47.51 Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VM architecture X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:04:05 -0000 Dr. Baud wrote: > In the interest of understanding the VM system (before actually reading code) in the latest distros of FreeBSD, are the following links considered reasonably useful reads? > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/arch-handbook/vm.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/vm-design/ > > Any suggestions as to what resource(s) to peruse regarding aforementioned subject is much appreciated. > > Dr. the big picture is still "mostly" correct. some details have changed. I believe the page coloring code has been removed. From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 6 17:33:50 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4105C106564A for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:33:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [65.122.17.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DFE78FC13 for ; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:33:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [65.122.17.41]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD80B46B03; Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:33:49 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:33:49 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson X-X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: "Dr. Baud" In-Reply-To: <698128.63762.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Message-ID: References: <698128.63762.qm@web65606.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VM architecture X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:33:50 -0000 On Mon, 1 Mar 2010, Dr. Baud wrote: > In the interest of understanding the VM system (before actually reading > code) in the latest distros of FreeBSD, are the following links considered > reasonably useful reads? > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/arch-handbook/vm.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/vm-design/ > > Any suggestions as to what resource(s) to peruse regarding aforementioned > subject is much appreciated. Alan Cox's work on superpages is one of the more notable changes to the FreeBSD VM system over the last few years. The OSDI paper on that can be found here: http://www.usenix.org/events/osdi02/tech/navarro.html Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge