Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:19:07 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: [ACPI] Re: mem= option for broken bioses |
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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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