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Re:STMicro MPU Supports Linux and Android by jeshwanth on Thursday February 21, 2019 @11:18PM (#19223088)
MPU supports Linux? Can somebody explain how they are doing this without MMU? Is it a security issue or complex compared to MMU?
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Re:STMicro MPU Supports Linux and Android by aceperry on Thursday February 21, 2019 @11:28PM (#19223130)
They're calling the MPU: Microprocessor Unit, not a memory protection unit. The Cortex A7 has the MMU. BTW, there are some linux distros that are made to run on processors without mmu's. Look at uClinux and NOMMU Linux.
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