Re: Memory detection

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 30 Mar 1998 19:55:44 +0100 (BST)

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> with over 64MB or so of memory, that I have to pass an option
> to the kernel from LILO to tell the kernel that I actually
> have 128MB of memory in the PC.
>
> Why must this declaration take place and are there any plans
> to enable the kernel to detect large amounts of memory on it's own?

A long time ago someone decided the "how much memory" int call in the bios
would report kilobytes in a 16bit value. That gives the 64Mbyte limit. 2.1.x
already has code to use the newer extended "how much memory" calls which are
good to rather a lot more

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