Subject: Re: mesh driver
To: M L Riechers <mlr@rse.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@zembu.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 08/17/2000 12:03:50
On Mon, 14 Aug 2000, M L Riechers wrote:

> # size /netbsd
> text    data    bss     dec     hex     filename
> 1924244 81696   220032  2225972 21f734  /netbsd
> 
> the kernel boots fine.
> 
> (I've been wondering about this kernel load base stuff.  We've never
> actually fiddled with it.  So it's the size of the kernel that
> matters, eh?)

As I gather, it's that the big kernel wanders over OF-specific things at
0x400000. So if either the kernel shrinks or the load starts above that
OF-specific data, we have no more problem.

Take care,

Bill