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From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@oss.sgi.com>
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Subject: Re: crash in __alloc_bootmem_core on SGI current cvs
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On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 05:34:45PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

> > The Indy has it's memory starting at phys. 0x08000000; a part of it is also
> > mirrored at physical address zero.  So in case of an Indy the totalpages
> > number should indicate 128mb too much which means that Flo's machine should
> > have only 128mb real memory.  Right Florian?
> 
>  The memory map suggests it is so.
> 
>  But how does the Indy handle our kernel being linked at 0x80000000?  Does
> the kernel always fit the mirrored area? 

Indy kernels are linked to 0x88002000.

  Ralf