Re: [PATCH][OOPS] loop block device induced on 2.5.1-pre11+HIGHMEM

Ingo Molnar (mingo@elte.hu)
Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:25:19 +0100 (CET)


On Sun, 16 Dec 2001, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:

> Then again, is highmem kernel on non-highmem box a valid
> configuration?

yes, it's a valid configuration. Eg. distribution makers are frequently
using highmem-enabled kernels - and it's a natural thing that they boot &
work just fine on non-highmem boxes as well. Also, even a highmem box
could have a RAM failure anytime that forces a temporary removal of RAM,
causing the box to have no highmem RAM anymore, in which situation it
would be pretty awkward if the highmem-enabled kernel failed.

Ingo

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