Mike Duncan wrote:
>
> OK, people,--
>
> I seem to have not been entirely clear. I *have* managed to get my
> kernel compiled correctly. I just had a couple questions about the
> limits imposed.
>
> Why the ~500K limit?
> How did Red Hat get such a large kernel?
> Why won't it allow a system with large amounts of RAM to compile a
> larger kernel?
>
> Just curiosity.
>
> Mike
I believe this is the answer: RAM is irrelevant. The kernel just has to
fit in the first 640K. Obviously this would only apply to the x86
architecture.
I don't know what "How did Red Hat get a such a large kernel?" refers
to.
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