Comment Re:SEVERAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER (Score 1) 13
Agreed ...
Which would be great for server apps but not
very charming for doing large simulations or
database work. BTW, i wonder if the problem
of relocating real 32 bit adresser under a
> 32 bit plataform (as requiered to talk
with 32 bit pci devices taht do bus mastering)
would be much of a problem. I wonder if
the people that has worked on NetBSD/Alpha
has got a look into it. Perhaps the "bounce buffers" from the ISA days might come back
(as ther are still very few 64 bit PCI cards)
Regards ...
ROBERTO
BTW, Have wou NETBSDers discusser if it would be
worthwile to implement a PSE36 port ...
I remember Alan Cox sayng it was a no-no
Which would be great for server apps but not
very charming for doing large simulations or
database work. BTW, i wonder if the problem
of relocating real 32 bit adresser under a
> 32 bit plataform (as requiered to talk
with 32 bit pci devices taht do bus mastering)
would be much of a problem. I wonder if
the people that has worked on NetBSD/Alpha
has got a look into it. Perhaps the "bounce buffers" from the ISA days might come back
(as ther are still very few 64 bit PCI cards)
Regards
ROBERTO
BTW, Have wou NETBSDers discusser if it would be
worthwile to implement a PSE36 port
I remember Alan Cox sayng it was a no-no
