Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-15 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > So far all first-hand experiences I heard of were positive (i.e. I did > not get an emaail from anyone saying: It had a negative effect for me), > so I propose to apply the patch from Con Kolivas. The wording in the > description still very strongly recommends to not change that value, and

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-15 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! So far all first-hand experiences I heard of were positive (i.e. I did not get an emaail from anyone saying: It had a negative effect for me), so I propose to apply the patch from Con Kolivas. The wording in the description still very strongly recommends to not change that value, and

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-14 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:47 +, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > So far all first-hand experiences I heard of were positive (i.e. I did > > not get an emaail from anyone saying: It had a negative effect for me), > > so I propose to apply the patch from Con Kolivas. The wording in the > >

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-14 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:47 +, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi! So far all first-hand experiences I heard of were positive (i.e. I did not get an emaail from anyone saying: It had a negative effect for me), so I propose to apply the patch from Con Kolivas. The wording in the description

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread linux
> I have not had yet any problems with VMSPLIT_3G_OPT ever since I > used it -- which dates back to when it was a feature of Con > Kolivas's patchset (known as LOWMEM1G), [even] before it got > merged in mainline. > > (Excluding the cases Adrian Bunk listed: WINE, which I don't use, and > also

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 04:45:04PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 13:27 +0100, Alejandro Riveira Fernández wrote: > > El Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:10:03 +0100 > > Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > > > On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > >

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 13:27 +0100, Alejandro Riveira Fernández wrote: > El Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:10:03 +0100 > Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > > On

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread Alejandro Riveira Fernández
El Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:10:03 +0100 Adrian Bunk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > >

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread Alejandro Riveira Fernández
El Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:10:03 +0100 Adrian Bunk [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi, I remember reading

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 13:27 +0100, Alejandro Riveira Fernández wrote: El Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:10:03 +0100 Adrian Bunk [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 04:45:04PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 13:27 +0100, Alejandro Riveira Fernández wrote: El Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:10:03 +0100 Adrian Bunk [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed,

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-09 Thread linux
I have not had yet any problems with VMSPLIT_3G_OPT ever since I used it -- which dates back to when it was a feature of Con Kolivas's patchset (known as LOWMEM1G), [even] before it got merged in mainline. (Excluding the cases Adrian Bunk listed: WINE, which I don't use, and also 'some

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Dec 6 2006 22:00, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >I have not had yet any problems with VMSPLIT_3G_OPT ever since I >used it -- which dates back to when it was a feature of Con >Kolivas's patchset (known as LOWMEM1G), [even] before it got >merged in mainline. (Excluding the cases Adrian Bunk listed:

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Dec 6 2006 14:36, Norbert Kiesel wrote: >On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:45 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: >> On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:19 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: >> > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: >> > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: >> > >

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:45 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:19 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I remember reading on

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would > > > be optimal

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Arjan van de Ven
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:19 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would > > > be optimal for a

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: > On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would > > be optimal for a machine with exactly 1GB memory (like my current > > desktop). Why is

Re: Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Arjan van de Ven
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: > Hi, > > I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would > be optimal for a machine with exactly 1GB memory (like my current > desktop). Why is that option only prompted for after selecting EMBEDDED > (which I

Why is "Memory split" Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Norbert Kiesel
Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would be optimal for a machine with exactly 1GB memory (like my current desktop). Why is that option only prompted for after selecting EMBEDDED (which I normally don't select for desktop machines)? Best, Norbert - To

Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Norbert Kiesel
Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would be optimal for a machine with exactly 1GB memory (like my current desktop). Why is that option only prompted for after selecting EMBEDDED (which I normally don't select for desktop machines)? Best, Norbert - To

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Arjan van de Ven
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would be optimal for a machine with exactly 1GB memory (like my current desktop). Why is that option only prompted for after selecting EMBEDDED (which I normally

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would be optimal for a machine with exactly 1GB memory (like my current desktop). Why is that

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Arjan van de Ven
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:19 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would be optimal for a machine with

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 01:19:08PM +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago that using VMSPLIT_3G_OPT would be optimal for a machine

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Norbert Kiesel
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:45 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:19 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi, I remember reading on LKML some time ago

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Dec 6 2006 14:36, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:45 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 13:19 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:58 +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote: On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 12:42 +0100, Norbert Kiesel wrote: Hi,

Re: Why is Memory split Kconfig option only for EMBEDDED?

2006-12-06 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Dec 6 2006 22:00, Jan Engelhardt wrote: I have not had yet any problems with VMSPLIT_3G_OPT ever since I used it -- which dates back to when it was a feature of Con Kolivas's patchset (known as LOWMEM1G), [even] before it got merged in mainline. (Excluding the cases Adrian Bunk listed: WINE,