Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753536AbXFOKfF (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:35:05 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751094AbXFOKez (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:34:55 -0400 Received: from lucidpixels.com ([75.144.35.66]:44620 "EHLO lucidpixels.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751276AbXFOKez (ORCPT ); Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:34:55 -0400 Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:34:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Justin Piszcz X-X-Sender: jpiszcz@p34.internal.lan To: Pim Zandbergen cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] trim memory not covered by WB MTRRs In-Reply-To: <46726727.5090003@macroscoop.nl> Message-ID: References: <200706071530.51552.jesse.barnes@intel.com> <4671992D.7060400@macroscoop.nl> <46726727.5090003@macroscoop.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1330 Lines: 39 On Fri, 15 Jun 2007, Pim Zandbergen wrote: > Justin Piszcz wrote: >> That's strange, I guess different chipsets 'chew' up different amounts of >> memory OR you have your DVT(?) (video-card memory/aperature) set to 256MB? >> I have mine set to 128MB, in top: >> >> Mem: 8039576k total, 6187304k used, 1852272k free, 696k buffers > Me: > Mem: 7416672k total, 378988k used, 7037684k free, 13592k buffers > >> What type of memory are you using > 2x Kingston KVR667D2N5K2/4G >> and what is your DVT set to? > GigaByte's BIOS config options of the onboard graphics controller are > very limited compared to those on your Intel motherboard. > > I can only choose the graphics buffer size, between > "1MB+1~2MB for GTT" or "8MB+1~2MB for GTT". > I chose the latter. The POST says 9MB are taken for video. > > Not that it matters much, as the current i810/intel xorg driver does > not yet support the GMA3100, so I'm using the vesa driver. > > Thanks, > Pim > I use the exact same memory model. So it must be the difference in BIOS MTRR/E820 memory mappings. Justin. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/