> Module Name: src > Committed By: jym > Date: Mon Aug 16 19:39:06 UTC 2010 > > Modified Files: > src/sys/arch/i386/i386: machdep.c > src/sys/arch/x86/include: cpu.h > > Log Message: > Add machdep.pae sysctl(7) for i386. Thanks to Paul and Joerg for their > reviews. > > In kernel, it matches the 'i386_use_pae' variable (0: kernel does not use > PAE, 1: kernel uses PAE). Will be used by i386 kvm(3) to know the functions > that should get called for VA => PA translations.
does this work for core files as well? if not, wouldn't this feature be better done use ugly kvm/nlist so that it works with the same code on dead kernels? getting a 0/1 value via kvm shouldn't really be considered any real problem. (why the extern in cpu.h? i doesn't seem necessary.) .mrg.
