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-rw-r--r--sys/arch/amd64/include/pmap.h26
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/sys/arch/amd64/include/pmap.h b/sys/arch/amd64/include/pmap.h
index 7cbabbb2959..23971371919 100644
--- a/sys/arch/amd64/include/pmap.h
+++ b/sys/arch/amd64/include/pmap.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: pmap.h,v 1.43 2014/03/07 16:56:57 guenther Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: pmap.h,v 1.44 2014/03/16 07:28:55 guenther Exp $ */
/* $NetBSD: pmap.h,v 1.1 2003/04/26 18:39:46 fvdl Exp $ */
/*
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
* The x86_64 pmap module closely resembles the i386 one. It uses
* the same recursive entry scheme, and the same alternate area
* trick for accessing non-current pmaps. See the i386 pmap.h
- * for a description. The obvious difference is that 3 extra
+ * for a description. The first obvious difference is that 2 extra
* levels of page table need to be dealt with. The level 1 page
* table pages are at:
*
@@ -96,27 +96,32 @@
*
* The alternate space is at:
*
- * l1: 0xffffff8000000000 - 0xffffffffffffffff (39 bits, needs PML4 entry)
+ * l1: 0xffffff0000000000 - 0xffffff7fffffffff (39 bits, needs PML4 entry)
*
- * The rest is kept as physical pages in 3 UVM objects, and is
+ * The other levels are kept as physical pages in 3 UVM objects and are
* temporarily mapped for virtual access when needed.
*
+ * The other obvious difference from i386 is that it has a direct map of all
+ * physical memory in the VA range:
+ *
+ * 0xfffffe8000000000 - 0xfffffeffffffffff
+ *
* Note that address space is signed, so the layout for 48 bits is:
*
* +---------------------------------+ 0xffffffffffffffff
- * | |
- * | alt.L1 table (PTE pages) |
- * | |
+ * | Kernel Image |
* +---------------------------------+ 0xffffff8000000000
+ * | alt.L1 table (PTE pages) |
+ * +---------------------------------+ 0xffffff0000000000
+ * | Direct Map |
+ * +---------------------------------+ 0xfffffe8000000000
* ~ ~
* | |
* | Kernel Space |
* | |
* | |
* +---------------------------------+ 0xffff800000000000 = 0x0000800000000000
- * | |
- * | L1 table (PTE pages) |
- * | |
+ * | L1 table (PTE pages) |
* +---------------------------------+ 0x00007f8000000000
* ~ ~
* | |
@@ -372,7 +377,6 @@ extern struct pmap kernel_pmap_store; /* kernel pmap */
extern paddr_t ptp_masks[];
extern int ptp_shifts[];
extern long nkptp[], nbpd[], nkptpmax[];
-extern pd_entry_t *pdes[];
/*
* macros