% cd /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20
% find -name \*.c | xargs egrep '(nopentium|nonpentium)'
/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c: * "mem=nopentium" disables the 4MB page tables.
/arch/i386/kernel/setup.c: if (!memcmp(from+4, "nopentium", 9)) {
I think this gives a definitive answer, doesn't it?
--Amos
On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 02:25:32PM +0300, Itay 'z9u2K' Duvdevani wrote:
> Thread says,
> mem=nopentium
>
> Others say,
> mem=nonpentium
>
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt says,
> there's no such kernel parameter...
>
> Which is the correct? (or, if it exists? and if so, why isn't it documented?)
>
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> Itay 'z9u2K' Duvdevani, GNU/Linux Kinneret.
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