Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:37:38 -0800 From: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> To: "Alan Cox" <alc@cs.rice.edu> Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: superpage plans Message-ID: <b1fa29170611221637t5c0b36c1u74aaa993c849e05c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45649E42.70409@cs.rice.edu> References: <b1fa29170611220939g32469638ncf3a3ddd4bba3670@mail.gmail.com> <45649E42.70409@cs.rice.edu>
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On 11/22/06, Alan Cox <alc@cs.rice.edu> wrote: > > Kip Macy wrote: > > > Do you have any thoughts on when superpage support might go into > -CURRENT? > > > I plan to do it over the Christmas holidays. I will merge it in three > stages: First, the new buddy-style physical memory allocator > (vm/vm_phys.c). Second, the superpage reservation system. Third, pmap > support for individual architectures. That is great to hear. I'm waiting on pins and needles for this. With 4 page sizes and comparatively small TLBs, the T1 will likely benefit greatly from your work. -Kip
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