[coyotos-dev] EROS small processes

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 22:25 +0100, Pierre THIERRY wrote:
> Will this feature of EROS be retained in Coyotos?

I should add:

Small spaces are a nuisance to implement. A while back AMD implemented a
mechanism that significantly improved TLB flush performance, and in
later processors Intel was forced to follow AMD's lead to keep
competitive. It isn't clear how important the small space optimization
is for these newer processors.

For things like Via Eden, however, and other parts based on the earlier
Pentium design, it remains an issue.

I'm not aware of any reason why small spaces should be difficult in
Coyotos.
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