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SubjectRe: Where is memory handed out?
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In article <linux.kernel.200003202130.WAA16750@theatre.cs.utwente.nl>,
Rick van Rein <vanrein@cs.utwente.nl> wrote:

>May I ask: What is the intention of this "smap" option; is it to use
>damaged RAM or does it serve another purpose?

It's so you can roll your own e820 memory map, in case the system either
doesn't do it or is not doing it correctly.

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