From: David Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [patch-2.4.0-test1-ac4]linux-2.4.0-test1-ac4+grub
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 18:48:26 +0100
> The fact that Grub passes an incorrect mem= parameter in the first place,
> which needs to be overridden by manually adding the second mem= option, is a
> Grub bug.
That's right, and we have already fixed the bug in the CVS version.
> This was acceptable when Grub's memory detection was better than the
> kernel's, but now it should probably be removed.
I don't know how good the current technique the Linux kernel uses to
detect memory, but the one used by GRUB is now enough reliable, I
bet. And, as not all users have recent versions of Linux (e.g. I'm
still using 2.0.x in a server machine), I don't want to disable the
feature for now, even if Linux is now so clever.
Okuji
