problems when executing programs where text is copied to a page without
a dma sync (like NFS data bcopy'd to a buffer cache page).
From discussion with Jason Thorpe and Eduardo Horvath.
This will allow improvements to the pmaps so that they can more easily defer expensive operations, eg tlb/cache flush, til the last possible moment.
Currently this is a no-op on most platforms, so they should see no difference.
Reviewed by Jason.
by Eduardo Horvath and Simon Burge of Wasabi Systems.
IBM 4xx series CPU features:
- New pmap and revised trap handler.
- Support on-chip timers, PCI controller, UARTs
- Framework for on-chip ethernet and watchdog timer.
General PowerPC features:
- Add in-kernel PPC floating point emulation
- New in{,4}_cksum that is between 1.5 and 5 times faster than the
old version depending on CPU type.
General changes:
- Kernel support for generic dbsym-style symbols.
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