"Maxime Villard" writes: > Module Name: src > Committed By: maxv > Date: Sat Sep 17 12:00:35 UTC 2016 > > Modified Files: > src/sys/kern: kern_proc.c > > Log Message: > Use VM_MAXUSER_ADDRESS for proc0, not VM_MAX_ADDRESS. It normally does not > change anything, since kernel processes use the shared kernel map instead > of the one they are given here. For consistency though, it is better to > make sure UVM will not be tempted to access machine-dependent reserved > areas (e.g., the PTE space on x86).
can you explain why this is right on platforms without shared user/kernel address spaces? this change seems specific to platforms that are forced or choose to merge them. thanks .mrg.