Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 30 Dec 1996 13:44:04 -0800 (PST) | From | Sean Utt <> | Subject | Re: detecting > 64M on x86 |
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I know I've seen the formula posted here before, how is the RAM to Cache Ram computed?
Reason I wonder is I have 2 web servers and a news server with 64 meg and 512k of cache. Can I go to 128 meg on these?
sean
On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Would there be a point in reporting the amount of cachable memory? I don't know > > if any other part of the kernel is designed to have a use for that (i.e. "fast > > pages" and "slow pages"). > > Yes. We can a) refuse to use the uncached pages and b) stick up a boot > message explaining why. Some of us are getting fed up of "I've put over 64Mb > in my trition motherboard and now it runs like shit" queries... > > Alan > >
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