Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:01:45 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: the new VMt |
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On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > yep, i agree. I'm not sure what the biggest allocation is, some drivers > > > might use megabytes or contiguous RAM? > > > > Stupidity has no limits... > > Unfortunately its frequently wired into the hardware to save a few cents on > scatter gather logic.
Since when hardware folks became exempt from the rule above? 128K is almost tolerable, there were requests for 64 _mega_bytes...
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