> > *I should also mention... Just like non-pae and pae x86 hardware..* > > * a non-lpae device will not boot with an lpae enabled kernel. Thus we* > * have a special lpae kernel. ;)*
What use is this in the context of the beaglebone ? The X15 I can see use cases, and I'm sure you're not allowed to talk about that platform. Which is fine. But am I missing something about this in the context of the beaglebone black ? On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 5:13 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 6:34 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Robert, > >> > >> So whats up with the LPAE kernel versions ? From what I've read this > >> "extension" is only for Cortex A15 ( 40 bit addressing ), and typically > / > >> always this only matters for systems with more than 4GB( addressable ) > RAM. > >> > >> The beaglebone black only has 512MB, so is moot, and the X15 from what I > >> understand will only have 2GB RAM ? Plus it's not a "bone" > > > > Large Physical Address Extensions (LPAE) is the main identifier, but > > the Cortex-A7/A12/A15/A17 also have hardware virturalization support. > > I should also mention... Just like non-pae and pae x86 hardware.. > > a non-lpae device will not boot with an lpae enabled kernel. Thus we > have a special lpae kernel. ;) > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
