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Date:      Wed, 20 Sep 2000 23:23:56 +0100 (BST)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Matt Jacob <mjacob@freebsd.org>, cvs-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/alpha/common main.c 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009202322550.86297-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <200009180834.BAA00543@mass.osd.bsdi.com>

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On Mon, 18 Sep 2000, Mike Smith wrote:

> > mjacob      2000/09/18 01:19:05 PDT
> > 
> >   Modified files:
> >     sys/boot/alpha/common main.c 
> >   Log:
> >   Steal 512KB more from system memory for heap instead of 256KB. We died
> >   without the extra space. What a pity.
> 
> Is there some way we can do this in boot1?  The loader isn't going to get 
> a lot smaller anytime soon. 8(

I experimented with this and it is possible do to it in boot1 without
overflowing the 7.5k limit. It didn't fix the loader problem so I didn't
pursue it further.

-- 
Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 20 8348 3944




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