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SubjectRe: Updated Linux 2.4 issues page
On Sun Aug 20, 2000 at 04:26:58AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
>
> OK, here's the latest Linux 2.4 issues/bug list, to celebrate the
> rebirth of the linux-kernel list. :-)
>
> 9. To Do
>
> * Fix sysinfo interface so it is binary compatible with 2.2.x (i.e.
> mem_unit=1), except when memory >= 4Gb (Erik Andersen)

Should now be "Fix Exists But Isnt Merged". Patch already sent
to Linus. The patch is included here as well.

-Erik

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Erik B. Andersen email: andersee@debian.org
--This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons--


--- linux-2.4.0-test6.virgin/kernel/info.c Mon Aug 23 12:15:53 1999
+++ linux/kernel/info.c Fri Aug 18 15:22:35 2000
@@ -32,6 +32,40 @@
si_meminfo(&val);
si_swapinfo(&val);

+ {
+ /* If the sum of all the available memory (i.e. ram + swap +
+ * highmem) is less then can be stored in a 32 bit unsigned long
+ * then we can be binary compatable with 2.2.x kernels. If not,
+ * well, who cares since in that case 2.2.x was broken anyways...
+ *
+ * -Erik Andersen <andersee@debian.org> */
+
+ unsigned long mem_total = val.totalram + val.totalswap + val.totalhigh;
+
+ /* If mem_total did not overflow. Divide all memory values by
+ * mem_unit and set mem_unit=1. This leaves things compatable with
+ * 2.2.x, and also retains compatability with earlier 2.4.x
+ * kernels... */
+ if ( !(mem_total < val.totalram || mem_total < val.totalswap ||
+ mem_total < val.totalhigh) )
+ {
+ int bitcount = 0;
+ while (val.mem_unit > 1)
+ {
+ bitcount++;
+ val.mem_unit >>= 1;
+ }
+ val.totalram <<= bitcount;
+ val.freeram <<= bitcount;
+ val.sharedram <<= bitcount;
+ val.bufferram <<= bitcount;
+ val.totalswap <<= bitcount;
+ val.freeswap <<= bitcount;
+ val.totalhigh <<= bitcount;
+ val.freehigh <<= bitcount;
+ }
+ }
+
if (copy_to_user(info, &val, sizeof(struct sysinfo)))
return -EFAULT;
return 0;

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