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SubjectRe: Memory problem with bttv driver
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> Ok. So what do we do about it? I mean there are possibly some more people out
> there with such a problem, or - to my prediction - there will be more in the
> future. I see to possibilities:
> 1) simply increase it overall. I have not the slightest idea what the drawbacks
> are. 2) make it configurable (looks like general setup to me).

Making it bigger reduces that amount of ram directly mapped by the kernel
which hits performance (nastily for 2.4 not so bad for 2.5)
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