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From: Richard Miller <9fans@hamnavoe.com>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] risc-v memory layout
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:44:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <77272bef6ca4f3fd68aa5ce5e96c1981@hamnavoe.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAP6exYLu1i+DOXK=neac8fA_Qav666-GELctSXBV2RTGX=4XKQ@mail.gmail.com>

<rminnich@gmail.com>:
> M mode, for
> example, has no virtual addressing, and it would be useful (to say the
> least) to have kernel and M mode have a common set of addresses.

Basic question: when would you use M mode? Doesn't the kernel normally
run entirely in Supervisor mode? Will the firmware on your platform even
allow Plan 9 to get into M mode?


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  reply	other threads:[~2026-01-07 13:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-06 23:13 [9fans] risc-v memory layout ron minnich
2026-01-07  9:44 ` Richard Miller [this message]
2026-01-07 16:58   ` ron minnich
2026-01-07 19:42     ` Richard Miller
2026-01-07 21:01       ` Fwd: " ron minnich
2026-01-07 17:54 ` tlaronde
2026-01-07 19:28   ` ron minnich
2026-01-08  2:50     ` Dan Cross
2026-01-08  8:08       ` tlaronde

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