Subject: Re: 1.4.1 kernels
To: Greg Ingram <ingram@symsys.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 07/14/1999 21:07:36
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Greg Ingram wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, David Brownlee wrote:
>
> I downloaded and booted both kernels on my uVAX II (KA630). They both
> work fine. The death via swap does appear solved. Previously, I couldn't
> use bash and gcc together. Now things are clunking along nicely.
>
Excellent- much kudos to Ragge and Chuck :)
> NetBSD 1.4.1 (GENERIC) reports:
>
> realmem = 9428992
> avail mem = 6565888
>
> NetBSD 1.4.1 (_POSTAGE_STAMP_) reports:
>
> realmem = 9428992
> avail mem = 6701056
>
> That saves me 124K. Thanks. BTW, the 9428992 realmem is 8K shy of 9MB.
> Can anyone enlighten me as to what eats that 8K?
(I'll pass as someone has already answered).
I'm a little disappointed that we only saved 124K - I think
throwing out the wscons, gfx, and vaxstation 2000 support
should get us another couple of hundred K. Watch this space :)
David/absolute
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