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SubjectRe: Bugs and wishes in memory management area

On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Alan Cox wrote:

>
> > > At work, we use Linux/X/GNU as development system (about 15 linux
> > > stations). 2 megs is probably just enough to load the kernel and
> > > kernel is not pageable.
> >
> > If the machine has enough memory, the kernel should be loaded at
> > the 16 MB mark.
>
> Thats something that was kicked around ages ago. However it fundamentally
> changes an assumption used by a lot of drivers that their static structures
> are in DMA space.

Not true, at least not generally.

Drivers that are modularized were never able to make this assumption.

Mike

Michael Neuffer i-Connect.Net, a Division of iConnect Corp.
mike@i-Connect.Net 14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 140
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