Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Nov 1997 20:26:12 -0600 (CST) | From | Phil Brutsche <> | Subject | Re: Kernel memory consumption |
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On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, linux kernel account wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Colin Plumb wrote: > > > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, John Alvord wrote: > > > > > Memory is getting so inexpensive in some environments, wouldn't it make > > > sense to have an option to reserve DMA-able memory at init time? With 16 > > > megs going for $60, it is worth setting aside 4megs or 8 megs which would > > > have to be specially requested. > > > > Another way to think of that is that at this price, with 5 million > > Linux users, 1 byte of memory per user is worth $20. 1K in the kernel > > is worth $20K. > > > > So saving memory is indeed worth it! > > -- > > Actually, half that.. You can get a 32meg sim for $60 (wholesale, 60ns > edo.. maby $60 for a sdram 16).. Where did you see this price at?
All the places I've looked sell 16Meg EDO for $60 (US).
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