Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 14:19:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 14:19:01 -0500 Received: from warden-p.diginsite.com ([208.29.163.248]:39119 "HELO warden.diginsite.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 24 Jan 2003 14:19:01 -0500 From: David Lang To: "Anoop J." Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:14:50 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: your mail In-Reply-To: <57047.210.212.228.78.1043401756.webmail@mail.nitc.ac.in> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org the cache never sees the virtual addresses, it operated excclusivly on the physical addresses so the problem of aliasing never comes up. virtual to physical addres mapping is all resolved before anything hits the cache. David Lang On Fri, 24 Jan 2003, Anoop J. wrote: > Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:19:16 +0530 (IST) > From: Anoop J. > To: david.lang@digitalinsight.com > Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: your mail > > ok i shall put it in another way > since virtual indexing is a representation of the virtual memory, > it is possible for more multiple virtual addresses to represent the same > physical address.So the problem of aliasing occurs in the cache.Does page > coloring guarantee a unique mapping of physical address.If so how is the > maping from virtual to physical address > > > > Thanks > > > > > I think this is a case of the same tuerm being used for two different > > purposes. I don't know the use you are refering to. > > > > David Lang > > > > > > > > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/