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From: Tom Vier <tmv@comcast.net>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
Subject: Re: Dual Opteron 248s w/ 8GB RAM on Tyan K8W (S2885)
Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 21:45:03 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040503014503.GA2337@zero> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0404300657420.3289@chaos>

On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 07:01:38AM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> It can't be. The only CPU(s) that would know anything about it and
> thus be able to use that RAM are running the operating system.

unless it's reserving it for cross-boot data. i remember there being some
error (ecc, machine checks?) logging option in the bios setup. *shrug* i
don't know much about x86(-64) bios. openboot and srm do save state, since
you can drop back to them without rebooting.

-- 
Tom Vier <tmv@comcast.net>
DSA Key ID 0x15741ECE

  reply	other threads:[~2004-05-03  1:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-04-28 22:53 Dual Opteron 248s w/ 8GB RAM on Tyan K8W (S2885) Bryan Stillwell
     [not found] ` <200404300005.02814.vda@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua>
2004-04-29 21:17   ` Bryan Stillwell
2004-04-30  2:15     ` Tom Vier
2004-04-30  5:00       ` Bryan Stillwell
2004-04-30 11:01         ` Richard B. Johnson
2004-05-03  1:45           ` Tom Vier [this message]
     [not found] <E45C36E01BB62E4ABE34C82372A928E0020A32@iron.Vnet.com>
2004-05-03 18:23 ` Bryan Stillwell

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