Re: use video ram as system ram ?

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In lists.linux.kernel, you wrote:
> Enrico:
>
> > i've got on RivaTNT (onboard) with 16MB ram and i don't use it all.
> > so is there a possibility to use it as system ram or as swap ?
>
> It would be possible in theory to add it to the free_area structures from
> which memory gets allocated for general use, by calling __free_page on each
> MMU page that you'd like to access from within.

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Probably not worth the trouble. Read access to video memory is very slow...

  Gerd

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