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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