Re: Variable-sized pages and TLB


In article <5jgbh5F3s5h8jU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jan_Vorbr=FCggen?= <jvorbrueggen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
|>
|> > Not really. Why should it? Think about it at an abstract (mathematical)
|> > level.
|>
|> I did, with what I remember from the 21264 (IIRC) implementation in mind.

Oh, yes, I am not denying that most systems are implemented the way that
you say - I am merely saying that it isn't necessarily the best approach.

The Alpha is/was not exceptional in that respect.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
.

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