Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: /proc/kcore | Date | Sat, 31 May 1997 21:19:51 -0700 | From | Bob Taylor <> |
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trevor@jpj.net said: > trevor > Andrew E. Mileski wrote: > > > -r-------- 1 root root 33558528 May 31 12:58 /proc/kcore > > > > My machine has 32MB = 33554432, so this is off by 4kB = 4096. > > What's the extra 4kB for? > > from arch/i386/mm/init.c: > > /* > * IBM messed up *AGAIN* in their thinkpad: 0xA0000 -> 0x9F000. > * They seem to have done something stupid with the floppy > * controller as well.. > */ > while (start_low_mem < 0x9f000+PAGE_OFFSET) { > ___ > Trevor Johnson > >
FWIW, my this 64Meg computer is not a thinkpad and my /proc/kcore says:
-r-------- 1 root root 67112960 May 31 13:55 /proc/kcore
Which shows an additional 4096 also.
Bob
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