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> just like an MMU can restrict what process(es) can access a particular byte or block of RAM, something similar could restrict access to a common storage mediu
by staticassertion 5y ago
> just like an MMU can restrict what process(es) can access a particular byte or block of RAM, something similar could restrict access to a common storage medium.
Sure, that'd be cool, like segmentation registers.
> of course more than that happens. I am trying to make a point and not document the minutia of the entire boot process of a modern x86_64 computer.
That's fair but it did seem like a central part of your point was that "starting up" was equivalent to existing on disk - though I suspect I was misreading your post.