On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:07:26 +1100, Paul Mackerras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] removed from CC since I can't post to it. > > Jon Smirl writes: > > > It shouldn't hurt to have a parallel non-cached mapping being used in > > conjuction with this protocol. By definition the non-cached mapping > > never gets into an inconsistent state. > > According to the PowerPC Architecture specification, it is a > programming error to have both cacheable and uncacheable mappings of > the same page. That means the hardware designers consider that they > don't have to worry if the hardware misbehaves if software does > that. :P So that is not a feasible solution for us. > > Paul.
Ok, I see this is a problem for the PPC. I've never used a PPC so you guys have to tell me what is illegal on it. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click -- _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list Dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
