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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@linux.intel.com>
To: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
Cc: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@euromail.se>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 3.9-rc1
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:28:48 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5137C320.6020400@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAE9FiQX557z1SXTbVoBO1RHRbU=Re=WnPR-F+B=QfhaFVr9D9g@mail.gmail.com>

On 03/06/2013 02:14 PM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> 
> Henrik's system has 5M holes, so i picked 8M.
> 

Wait... this number is related to the amount of holes?  That really
doesn't make any sense.

Seriously... what is the logic behind this parameter?

> Current what is minimum ram is required for boot x86 32bit kernel? 8M?

I have heard of a 6M boot, I believe.




  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-03-06 22:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-03-04  0:28 Linux 3.9-rc1 Linus Torvalds
2013-03-04  1:17 ` Jiri Kosina
2013-03-04  1:42   ` Linus Torvalds
2013-03-04  2:32     ` Randy Dunlap
2013-03-04  2:55       ` Linus Torvalds
2013-03-04  3:39     ` Linus Torvalds
2013-03-04  4:22 ` linux-next stats (Was: Linux 3.9-rc1) Stephen Rothwell
2013-03-04  5:02   ` Stephen Rothwell
2013-03-04  9:54 ` Regression from 3.8.0 - USB mouse (was: " Harald Arnesen
2013-03-06  8:06 ` Linux 3.9-rc1 Henrik Rydberg
2013-03-06  9:17   ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 10:07     ` Henrik Rydberg
2013-03-06 17:51       ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 19:36         ` Henrik Rydberg
2013-03-06 19:34           ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 19:54             ` Henrik Rydberg
2013-03-06 20:00               ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 20:45                 ` Henrik Rydberg
2013-03-06 20:58                   ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 21:33                     ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 21:49                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 22:04                         ` Henrik Rydberg
2013-03-06 22:27                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 22:44                             ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 22:48                               ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 22:54                                 ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-07  4:28                               ` [tip:x86/urgent] x86, mm: Make sure to find a 2M free block for the first mapped area tip-bot for Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 22:14                         ` Linux 3.9-rc1 Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 22:19                           ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 22:28                           ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2013-03-06 22:46                             ` Yinghai Lu
2013-03-06 22:47                               ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 16:08   ` Linus Torvalds
2013-03-06 16:57     ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-03-06 21:07     ` Henrik Rydberg

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