Yodels.
John Morrison wrote:
>Hi;
>
>Todd L. Miller wrote:
>>
>Note also how useful classes like these would be for a Java-language paging
>daemon/thread. And for drivers (where we use special in8/out8 methods,
they use
>a memory object to organize the ports).
This was to support, I figured, machines like the Power PC where the I/O
ports can be memory mapped. So their model makes both x86s and Power PCs
work the same way with I/O ports. I'm sure this would extend further with
other machines, but this is all I'm familiar with.
I'm /totally/ for copying their memory model. Its the most extensive and
inclusive approach to a memory model that I've ever seen. But, I'm also for
not being sued by IBM...
-Matt
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