Re: [rfc] generic allocator and mspec driver

Jes Sorensen
2005-02-16T07:32:11Z

>>>>> "Robin" = Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com> writes:

Robin> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 03:02:01PM -0500, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> I don't see any valid such cases. In principle one has to go
>> through the reverse procedure to convert something from uncached to
>> cached and since we don't do that in any place I don't see any
>> valid reason to do so. Anyone doing it in kdb etc. would be in for
>> what they are getting, so I don't think thats valid concern.

Robin> I guess I didn't follow you. Are you saying you would have no
Robin> concern with changing the memory protections to prevent that
Robin> type of reference?

Yes

Jes