[Xen-devel] Are linear page tables and writable page tables inco

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Subject:	[Xen-devel] Are linear page tables and writable page tables incompatible?
From:	Kip Macy <kip.macy@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:44:14 -0700
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At the start of day I enable writable page tables - and they work, but
only when accessed through a separate mapping. FreeBSD's i386 pmap
treats the page tables as an array that is mapped right after
userspace. Can writable page tables be made to work in this context?
   
          -Kip

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[Xen-devel] Are linear page tables and writable page tables incompatible