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0 pointsxorcist11y ago0 comments

> why would you want your disk drivers to be able to read write video memory etc?

That is a much bigger issue than the CPU architecture, as it has more to do with how the peripheral hardware works (firmware, DMA, etc.), but I appreciate the effort.

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willvarfar11y ago

Well its how the CPU architecture exposes the hardware to software i.e. drivers. The Mill does MMIO but doesn't have rings.

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0 pointsxorcist11y ago0 comments

> why would you want your disk drivers to be able to read write video memory etc?

That is a much bigger issue than the CPU architecture, as it has more to do with how the peripheral hardware works (firmware, DMA, etc.), but I appreciate the effort.

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willvarfar11y ago

Well its how the CPU architecture exposes the hardware to software i.e. drivers. The Mill does MMIO but doesn't have rings.

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