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To: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: pseudo device lkm's broken 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 01 Sep 1995 10:48:43 EDT."
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Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 07:59:08 -0700
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From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
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> <<On Wed, 30 Aug 1995 12:34:46 -0700, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.tfs.com>
 said:
> 
> > Now, why couldn't the kernel stick the symbols in a file on the rootfs
> > and free the memory ?  they're not used that much...
> 
> <Shudder>
> 
> I don't think there's any reason why they couldn't be swapped out,
> however.  (But obviously that can't happen before swap space is
> actually configured.)  The only problem is that David's panic
> traceback wouldn't be possible then.
... unless we make some kind of revers "dump" for them.

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Just that: dried leaves in boiling water ?