From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 22 23:18:57 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from inconnu.isu.edu (inconnu.isu.edu [134.50.8.55]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 587B937B424 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 23:18:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (galt@localhost) by inconnu.isu.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id AAA22048; Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:18:19 -0600 Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:18:19 -0600 (MDT) From: John Galt To: Wes Peters Cc: Jonathan Lemon , seebs@plethora.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Advanced OS Questions only you can answer... In-Reply-To: <39A2D25D.4CC11C6D@softweyr.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I heard that Jon Johansen hacked the kernel to use Legal as part of his DeCSS work... On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Wes Peters wrote: > Jonathan Lemon wrote: > > > > In article you write: > > >>2. How does the OS manage main memory and does it manage secondary storage > > >>to back up main memory. I need on algorithm and one structure to show this > > >>management...along with how they relate to the management. > > > > > >The OS manages main memory by breaking it up into 8 1/2 by 11 sections of bits > > >called "pages". (The 1/2 is used for parity.) > > > > Yes, but this is not portable. For a better fit, the OS should strive > > to maintain ISO 216 compliance as well, if possible. > > There is a kernel option to use A4 pages, IIRC. > > -- Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. Who is John Galt? galt@inconnu.isu.edu, that's who! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message