Hi Arun,
On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Arun KS <getaru...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Anup, > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Anup Buchke <anup.est...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > For a user/kernel configuration of 3/1GB and (0-16M DMA , 16-896 - Low , > 896 > > - 1024 - High ) > > Q: Is amount of memory allocated to Vmalloc limited to 128MB? > No. 128MB is the default vmalloc size. You can override by kernel boot > argument vmalloc=n[KMG] > Ok. So will this reduce(adjust) the LOW_MEM and add that reduced LOW_MEM to HIGH_MEM region in virtual address space? > > Thanks, > Arun > > > > I read an article which said to increase the Vmalloc allocation size we > need > > to either > > 1) Change user/kernel distribution like 2.75/1.25 which proportionately > > increase the address space available to High memory > > 2) For a fixed user/kernel distribution reduce the low memory like 16-800 > > thereby increasing the size available for high memory. > > > > In either of the case the memory for vmalloc is limited to user/kernel > > distribution . i.e. the amount of virtual address space available in high > > memory. > > > > I am a beginner, so please let me know if my understanding is > correct..and > > rectify in-case of wrong.? > > > > Thanks, > > Anup Buchke. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kernelnewbies mailing list > > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > -- Thanks and Regards Pramod
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