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+@c
+@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-1996.
+@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
+@c All rights reserved.
+@c
+
+@ifinfo
+@node Memory Model, Memory Model Introduction, Calling Conventions User-Provided Routines, Top
+@end ifinfo
+@chapter Memory Model
+@ifinfo
+@menu
+* Memory Model Introduction::
+* Memory Model Flat Memory Model::
+@end menu
+@end ifinfo
+
+@ifinfo
+@node Memory Model Introduction, Memory Model Flat Memory Model, Memory Model, Memory Model
+@end ifinfo
+@section Introduction
+
+A processor may support any combination of memory
+models ranging from pure physical addressing to complex demand
+paged virtual memory systems. RTEMS supports a flat memory
+model which ranges contiguously over the processor's allowable
+address space. RTEMS does not support segmentation or virtual
+memory of any kind. The appropriate memory model for RTEMS
+provided by the targeted processor and related characteristics
+of that model are described in this chapter.
+
+@ifinfo
+@node Memory Model Flat Memory Model, Interrupt Processing, Memory Model Introduction, Memory Model
+@end ifinfo
+@section Flat Memory Model
+
+The MC68xxx family supports a flat 32-bit address
+space with addresses ranging from 0x00000000 to 0xFFFFFFFF (4
+gigabytes). Each address is represented by a 32-bit value and
+is byte addressable. The address may be used to reference a
+single byte, word (2-bytes), or long word (4 bytes). Memory
+accesses within this address space are performed in big endian
+fashion by the processors in this family.
+
+Some of the MC68xxx family members such as the
+MC68020, MC68030, and MC68040 support virtual memory and
+segmentation. The MC68020 requires external hardware support
+such as the MC68851 Paged Memory Management Unit coprocessor
+which is typically used to perform address translations for
+these systems. RTEMS does not support virtual memory or
+segmentation on any of the MC68xxx family members.
+