RE: [nsp] GSR TLB ???

From: Martin, Christian (cmartin@gnilink.net)
Date: Fri Oct 20 2000 - 08:06:07 EDT


> Even if cisco isn't using virtual memory on their on-board
> microprocessors,
> there's usually still quite a bit of start-up ritual for some
> risc chips
> and there may be some memory mapping needed just to make
> things addressable,
> even if it's just a single map entry putting all of memory in
> one block
> at a fixed address.
>
> Did you really want to know. 8-)
>

Always good to be able to impress your peers (and your boss) with obscure
techno-babble. Helps make people think you have your stuffs together. Or,
that you spend too much time digging up obscure technobabble in an attempt
to impress your peers (and your boss).

;)

> George
>
> > From: "Kevin Gannon" <kevin@gannons.net>
> > To: "Scott Whyte" <swhyte@cisco.com>
> > Cc: "Cisco NSP List" <cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net>
> > References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0010181548260.948-100000@garbo.cisco.com>
> > Subject: Re: [nsp] GSR TLB ???
> > Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 10:07:42 +0100
> >
> > Scott
> > Thanks for that as a matter of interedt what does it do ??
> >
> > Purely curious we havent hit a problem otherwise I would
> > be talking to the TAC. One of those over coffee things.
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
> > Kevin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Scott Whyte <swhyte@cisco.com>
> > To: Erik L. Montemer <montemer@more.net>
> > Cc: Cisco NSP List <cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 11:49 PM
> > Subject: RE: [nsp] GSR TLB ???
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > It Translation Lookaside Buffer initialization.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Erik L. Montemer wrote:
> > >
> > > > my bad... before the microcode is downloaded to the LC
> > > >
> > > > --erik
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Erik L. Montemer [mailto:montemer@more.net]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 15:39
> > > > To: Cisco NSP List
> > > > Subject: RE: [nsp] GSR TLB ???
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > TLB i believe is the boot loader for the line cards in
> the GSR, right
> > before
> > > > the microcode boots.
> > > >
> > > > --erik
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Eric Osborne [mailto:eosborne@cisco.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 14:28
> > > > To: Deepak Jain
> > > > Cc: Kevin Gannon; Aaron Weintraub; Cisco NSP List
> > > > Subject: Re: [nsp] GSR TLB ???
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > TransLation Bridge?
> > > > >
> > > > > Part of the SONET start-up sequence if I am not very
> much mistaken.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I couldn't find anywhere where we print a message
> remotely like 'TLB
> > > > INIT'. What's 'sh diag <slot>' look like, and what
> code are you on?
> > > >
> > > > I very much doubt it's a SONET thing. I have no idea
> if 'TLB' is a
> > > > SONET state or not, but I bet that if 'TLB' really
> means anything,
> > > > it's setting up the TLB on the LC CPU, or something along those
> > > > lines.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > eric
> > > >
> > >
> > > -Scott
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott Whyte swhyte@cisco.com | Hobbes: "What would
> *you* call the
> > > Global Solutions Engineering | creation of
> the universe?"
> > > Network Design Consultant |
> > > CCIE 3340 | Calvin: "The Horrendous Space
> > Kablooie!"
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>



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