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From: jkh@whisker.internet-eireann.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can FreeBSD execute programs in the disk cache?
Date: 16 Jun 1995 10:42:52 GMT
Organization: Internet Eireann
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In-reply-to: mercier@cinenet.net's message of 15 Jun 1995 21:51:25 GMT

In article <3rqa0t$c6h@marina.cinenet.net> mercier@cinenet.net (Bob Mercier) writes:

   Well, this is a silly thread to go on and on about but I'd bet that,
   on some disk controllers, it would be possible for the controllers cache
   ram to appear in the host's address space.  With alot of work coordinating

You're right, Bob.  It's was a silly thread to go on about, but you may
take some small comfort in the fact that you've managed to make it even
sillier! :-)

						Jordan