From: Tony Hoyle <tmh@nothing-on.tv>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: CONFIG_HIMEM instability?
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 16:57:17 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C3881ED.5060303@nothing-on.tv> (raw)
I recently upgraded my machine to 1GB so I had to switch on the
CONFIG_HIGHMEM setting. Ever since although the kernel has been OK
userspace apps have started dropping out for no apparent reason
(gkrellm, for example, crashes about every 10 minutes).
What does CONFIG_HIGHMEM actually modify that could affect userspace? I
was under the impression it just moved the kernel structures higher up
in the memory space.
Unfortunately memtest86 is incompatible with this mobo, but the memory
checks out on another machine I tried it on, so I expect it's OK.
Tony
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next reply other threads:[~2002-01-06 16:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-01-06 16:57 Tony Hoyle [this message]
2002-01-06 17:14 ` CONFIG_HIMEM instability? Alan Cox
2002-01-06 17:11 ` Tony Hoyle
2002-01-07 11:49 ` Anthony DeRobertis
2002-01-08 10:01 ` Tony Hoyle
[not found] <20020108184544.62505ea2.skraw@ithnet.com>
2002-01-08 19:36 ` Anthony DeRobertis
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