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Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] patch to no longer use ia64's software mmu
To: davidm@hpl.hp.com
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:36:33 +0000 (GMT)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> Another concern I have is that, fundamentally, I dislike the idea of
> penalizing all IA-64 platforms due to one chipset that is, shall we
> say, "lacking" (i.e., doesn't have an I/O TLB).

Allow me to introduce to you the concept of CONFIG_ options 8) It makes a
lot of sense to have a generic IA64 kernel, and an IA64 designed by people
with a brain kernel.

Alan
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