Re: [ACPI] Re: mem= option for broken bioses

From: Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Date: Thu Feb 27 2003 - 10:19:07 EST


Hi!

> >>OK, looks reasonable. Can you also gen up a patch documenting this in
> >>kernel-parameters.txt?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >You can, assuming you took the patch ;-).
> >
> >
> well how can i find the correct value`s to put in ??

Well, similar method to how you use mem=123@456 parameters. You just
guess them. [Given kernel messages, it is actually quite easy.]

> >--- clean/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2003-02-11
> >17:40:28.000000000 +0100
> >+++ linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 2003-02-26
> >23:43:21.000000000 +0100
> >@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@
> > [KNL,BOOT] Force usage of a specific region of memory
> > Region of memory to be used, from ss to ss+nn.
> >
> >+ mem=nn[KMG]#ss[KMG]
> >+ [KNL,BOOT,ACPI] Mark specific memory as ACPI data.
> >+ Region of memory to be used, from ss to ss+nn.
> >+
> > mem=nopentium [BUGS=IA-32] Disable usage of 4MB pages for kernel
> > memory.
> >

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