Re: Linux and lots of memory: documentation?

Riley Williams (rhw@bigfoot.com)
Fri, 18 Dec 1998 20:19:24 +0000 (GMT)


Hi Kurt.

> Well, you don't need to understand the ld script. Just look out for
> the constant 0xc0000000 and replace it with the value you chose.
> Hint: It's in line 9 and just gives the starting address of the
> kernel.

Hint: My patch does NOT use ONE FIXED VALUE as you appear to have
assumed, but a value selected by running whichever config script you
prefer...

> My kernels have 0x7000000 since a couple of months and it works
> fine. I only have 128MB, though ...

I only have 128M myself, and can't test the changes easily as a
result. That's why I only posted the script "for testing" to the
linux-kernel mailing list, not as a proven patch that can definately
be inserted in the kernel.

I will also add that of the dozen or so replies I've received so far,
yours is the ONLY one stating that a patch such as mine can't possibly
work, and some of the ones stating that it can work with a little more
polishing are people whose programming abilities I rate highly, so I'm
afriad I have to assume that you're talking about something you know
little (if anything) about, and rate your comments accordingly...

Best wishes from Riley.

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