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To: "Jin Guojun [VFFS]" <j_guojun@lbl.gov>
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Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:49:56 +0200
From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@flat.berklix.net>
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Subject: Re: Real and available memory? 
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> Well, that's where the missing 40 meg is. :)  The kernel text (including
> any modules and preloaded mfsroot's) aren't include in the 'avail memory'
> count.
> 
>   </pre>
> </blockquote>
> This is not where the memory goes. <br>
> The MFS root is probably not allocated yet at this point.<br>

Sounded about the right size though, & was nice to think John had
found the answer :-)  Krassimir could test the assertion by adjusting
the mfsroot size a bit, rebooting, & observing dmesg change & reporting
back, would be interesting to know for sure.

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Julian Stacey.   Unix & C Consultant, Munich / Muenchen   http://berklix.com
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