Re: Can Debian do multi-core "MY WAY"?
On Sat, 14 May 2016 12:31:28 -0500
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
> I date from era when when "memory banks" were switched via
> contents of a I/O port ;/
> Anyone remember era when 8085 was "state of the art" ;/
>
> I envision
> core A using memory range X
> core B using memory range Z
>
> My individual tasks could be handled by a 2MHz Z80
>
> Can Debian do it on GHz machine?
>
>
>
It isn't clear why you would need user control at this level, why the
processor and memory allocation systems of the OS will not meet your
needs.
The last time I saw this done was in driving a Solidisk sideways RAM
board on the BBC Micro, and that was done only because the processor
had a very limited addressing capability. It was done very badly...
--
Joe
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