Messages in this thread | | | From | (david parsons) | Subject | Re: Where is memory handed out? | Date | 20 Mar 2000 22:50:42 -0800 |
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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.
____ david parsons \bi/ hopefully never the case, but ... \/
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