From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 30 07:59:40 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E3A616A420 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:59:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C836113C442 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:59:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-20-82.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.20.82]) by mail04.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id lBU7xTVW018651 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:59:34 +1100 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id lBU7xTtc076417; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:59:29 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id lBU7xR5C076416; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:59:27 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:59:27 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy To: Bakul Shah Message-ID: <20071230075927.GJ40785@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <20071229214644.GY40785@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <20071229220628.0E9CD5B2E@mail.bitblocks.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Sk71+Upln2BLuDmg" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071229220628.0E9CD5B2E@mail.bitblocks.com> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Architectures with strict alignment? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:59:40 -0000 --Sk71+Upln2BLuDmg Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 02:06:27PM -0800, Bakul Shah wrote: >> (though the AMD29K could apparently generate >> dummy bus cycles to limit the number of bit transitions on any cycle >> to reduce the I/O load). > >Are you sure it was the amd29k? I don't recall anything like >that (and am too lazy to dig out its datasheets!). Maybe I'm mis-remembering - it was a long time ago. Other possibility is the M88K. I can't quickly find anything to backup my memory. --=20 Peter Jeremy Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour. --Sk71+Upln2BLuDmg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHd0/f/opHv/APuIcRAqYKAKCkrvJr8BMopDswvDKFL3Acl5MfsgCghI7k EOR1w/RGtwailtywgUxmIw8= =vyBw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sk71+Upln2BLuDmg--