Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:46:22 -0500 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/libi386 biosmem.c i386_copy.c libi386.h src/sys/boot/i386/loader main.c Message-ID: <20051221044622.GC35080@green.homeunix.org> In-Reply-To: <200512210217.jBL2HxJn057045@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200512210217.jBL2HxJn057045@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, Dec 21, 2005 at 02:17:59AM +0000, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > sobomax 2005-12-21 02:17:58 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/boot/i386/libi386 biosmem.c i386_copy.c libi386.h > sys/boot/i386/loader main.c > Log: > For the cases when loading bzip2-compressed kernels enabled use last > 3MB of physical memory for heap instead of range between 1MB and 4MB. > This makes this feature working with PAE and amd64 kernels, which are > loaded at 2MB. Teach i386_copyin() to avoid using range allocated by > heap in such case, so that it won't trash heap in the low memory > conditions. > > This should make loading bzip2-compressed kernels/modules/mfs images > generally useable, so that re@ team is welcome to evaluate merits > of using this feature in the installation CDs. > > Valuable suggestions by: jhb Should probably just be using 7-zip instead, though. -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\
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