From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael S. Zick" Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Heavy Iron Reference Docs Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 06:27:21 -0500 Message-ID: <200605020627.21319.mszick@morethan.org> References: <200604302125.k3ULPDl5016370@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca> <200604301828.26318.mszick@morethan.org> <20060502062442.GC14414@colo.lackof.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org To: Grant Grundler Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <20060502062442.GC14414@colo.lackof.org> List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: parisc-linux-bounces@lists.parisc-linux.org On Tue May 2 2006 01:24, Grant Grundler wrote: > On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 06:28:26PM -0500, Michael S. Zick wrote: > - - - - > > Is it not the PxTLB transactions that implement the inter-processor > > coherency? > > I don't think so. > Makes sense, the hardware function transactions, such as coherency transactions are usually not accessable by even kernel code. Ignoring diagnostic features of course. > > > Do you honestly think the HP HW engineers were _that_ stupid? > No. But programmers of old hardware are not always up to the same standard. Typo's, Think-o's, and Brain Farts happen. Mike _______________________________________________ parisc-linux mailing list parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux