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RE: [MiNT] memory fragmentation



> From: owner-mint@fishpool.com [mailto:owner-mint@fishpool.com]On Behalf
> Of Thomas Binder
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 2:19 PM
> To: MiNT mailing list
> Subject: Re: [MiNT] memory fragmentation
> 
> 
> Hi!
> 
> On Wed, Aug 18, 1999 at 01:25:32PM +0200, Julian Reschke wrote:
> > The same flags need to be evaluated here. This is a no-brainer, as the
> > kernel internally used the same functions for creating the TPA, right?
> 
> I wasn't talking about implementation problems, but of wasting "global
> memory space" by putting all non-private memory in it.

Well, it wouldn*t be "wasting" if it's necessary, correct?

> > > SLBs would also be affected, btw.
> > 
> > Why?
> 
> Because an SLB also has to be in a global memory space, otherwise the
> concept wouldn't work.

OK, ic.