On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 01:31:15AM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > So, my question is: Why doesn't the kernel automatically select > which High memory support to use? After all, if I have <1GB RAM, > then it should use the "Off". If I have >1GB and <=4GB, then it > should use the 4GB option, and if I have >4GB, and the 64GB option.
There's a slight performance cost to selecting the higher options, so the kernel let's you choose how to make the tradeoff between performance and "compatibility with more memory". There's no way to make this tradeoff automatically - only you know if you're building this kernel for an embedded i386 board with no high mem or for 32GB machine. Cheers, Muli ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
