Re: Can CONFIG_MAX_16M be removed?

Andrew E. Mileski (aem@ott.hookup.net)
Fri, 20 Sep 1996 19:20:14 -0400 (EDT)

> Since we have the "mem=" command line option to overrride the amount
> of memory used, is the CONFIG_MAX_16M option necessary anymore? It
> would seem to me that CONFIG_MAX_16M just causes confusion to new
> Linux users.

I'd rather see an option for compiling in the max memory, as some people
boot linux directly and can't pass anything. This is real simple to add
too - I'll even do it if necessary.

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