From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 21 04:46:23 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from green.homeunix.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29CF116A41F; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:46:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: from green.homeunix.org (green@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jBL4kMgJ051255; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:46:22 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from green@green.homeunix.org) Received: (from green@localhost) by green.homeunix.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id jBL4kMsY051254; Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:46:22 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from green) Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:46:22 -0500 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman To: Maxim Sobolev Message-ID: <20051221044622.GC35080@green.homeunix.org> References: <200512210217.jBL2HxJn057045@repoman.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200512210217.jBL2HxJn057045@repoman.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 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 X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 04:46:23 -0000 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. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\