Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 4 Mar 2003 14:18:55 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: mem= option for broken bioses |
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Hi!
> > > I've seen broken bios that did not mark acpi tables in e820 > > > tables. This allows user to override it. Please apply, > > > > OK, looks reasonable. Can you also gen up a patch documenting this in > > kernel-parameters.txt? > > > > This is very much *NOT* reasonable. In fact, screwing around with the > syntax of the mem= parameter is poison. I know it has already > happened, and those changes need to be reverted and the new stuff > moved to a different option. > > The mem= option is unique in that it is an option that affects both > the boot loader and the kernel. Therefore, ITS SYNTAX MUST NOT > CHANGE.
This should be commented, somewhere. Why is mem= option used by boot loader? Does your bootloader really parse stuff like mem=exactmap? -- Pavel Written on sharp zaurus, because my Velo1 broke. If you have Velo you don't need...
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