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Re: "memmap" in bootargs

To: Vishal Thanki <vishalthanki@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: "memmap" in bootargs
From: Rizvan <rizzkhan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:16:03 +0530
Cc: Kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Vishal Thanki <vishalthanki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Can anyone tell me what does "memmap" parameter means in boot arguments of
> kernel? I am working on an embedded device which is running linux, and it
> has the following parameter passed as boot argument :
>
> mem=128M memmap=32M@128M
>
> I don't know what it means. Can anyone explain??
Its used to boot kernel with custom memory map.
http://lwn.net/Articles/132338/
http://lxr.linux.no/linux+v2.6.29/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

>
> Thanks,
> Vishal
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