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To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
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Subject: Re: ISA Hole - Memory Problem 
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From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
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Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 08:06:20 -0700
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>
>When we set the 15-16Meg ISA hole (which creates an addition area
>for ISA adapters in the 15-16Meg region) in a 32Meg System, FreeBSD
>only sees 15Meg in the Box. When the ISA hole is removed, it sees all
>32Meg.
>
>How do I tell the O/S that this hole is there so it sees the other 16Meg?

   You don't. We don't have support for arbitrary holes in the address space.

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project