Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!usc!apple!bbn.com!mips2!mips2.cr.bull.com!anderson From: anderson@mips2.cr.bull.com (David Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips Subject: Just wondering... Message-ID: <1990Dec6.183520.15558@mips2.cr.bull.com> Date: 6 Dec 90 18:35:20 GMT Sender: anderson@mips2.cr.bull.com (David Anderson) Distribution: na Organization: Bull HN Information Systems Inc. Lines: 12 Is there a compelling reason why a user application program would want to utilize the "cacheflush" system call on an RC6260? What possible benefit would there be? Is there a scenario where it would HAVE to be used for a user program to run correctly? ============================================================================== Dave Anderson Bull HN Information Systems anderson@mips2.cr.bull.com 300 Concord Road - MA30-850A Billerica, MA 01821 508-294-3253 ==============================================================================