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.
x86-64. Since there's no hardware available yet, this port is only
known to run on the Simics simulator for at the moment, and as such
uses the PC devices that it simulates for now. It will be developed
more (and cleaned up) as the hardware becomes available.
chris