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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] NOMMU: add support for Memory Protection Units (MPU)
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Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Some architectures (like the Blackfin arch) implement some of the
> "simpler" features that one would expect out of a MMU such as memory
> protection. In our case, we actually get read/write/exec protection
> down to the page boundary so processes can't stomp on each other let
> alone the kernel. There is a performance decrease (which depends greatly
> on the workload) however as the hardware/software interaction was not
> optimized at design time.

It occurs to me that I could probably test this on FRV by using the MMU in a
limited way. How do you actually keep track of the protections applied? Do
you have a single global page table that is managed by the mmap code on a
per-VMA basis?

David


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