Re: [FAQ?] More ram=less performance (maximum cacheable RAM)

Samium Gromoff
2001-08-22T09:49:28Z

>
> > It also has nothing to do with Linux. Some >motherboard's TAG RAM do not
> > allow for caching more than xMB.
>
> I'm just proposing to update the FAQ to help people >like me
> that thinking to gain speed doubling the system ram >have seen
> a severe performance drop for certain task like >compiling the
> kernel .

yes, it have nothing to do with linux, but if we can
improve linux behaviour in the case, i think we should
do it (so in the zone approach people even wouldn`t bother) ...

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cheers,

Samium Gromoff