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Date:      Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:34:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        phk@dk.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp)
Cc:        dyson@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: big kernels, part II
Message-ID:  <199708181834.NAA14815@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <221.871917592@critter.dk.tfs.com> from Poul-Henning Kamp at "Aug 18, 97 05:19:52 pm"

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> 
> I've found the problem with big kernels.  The problem is that the
> "PSE" code assumes that a kernel text+data+bss+symbols+misc data will
> always fit in one 4MB "super-page".
> 
> This is obviously not always the case.
> 
> To reproduce just compile a kernel with COPTFLAGS set to "-a -g" and you 
> will see it (if your cpu supports PSE that is).
> 
> Any chance you can fix this John ?
> 
Hmmm....  I never meant to map the entire kernel, but just the first 4MB.
I'll look at it.

John



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