[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> Sometimes allocating such monster memory blocks could be supported,
> but it should not be expected to be *fast*. E.g. if doing it in
> "reliable" way needs possibly moving currently allocated pages
> away from memory to create such a hole(s), so be
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On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 06:06:11PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > > Stupidity has no limits...
> > > Unfortunately its frequently wired into the hardware to save a few cents on
> > > scatter gather logic.
> >
> > Since when hardware folks became exempt from
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On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 06:06:11PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
Stupidity has no limits...
Unfortunately its frequently wired into the hardware to save a few cents on
scatter gather logic.
Since when hardware folks became exempt from the rule
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Sometimes allocating such monster memory blocks could be supported,
but it should not be expected to be *fast*. E.g. if doing it in
"reliable" way needs possibly moving currently allocated pages
away from memory to create such a hole(s), so be it.
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