given that i'm determined to nail down how linux MM works, i'm perusing the code and some docs from the beginning and, since a lot of those docs annoyingly disagree with each other in some fundamental places, i'm going to be asking some annoyingly trivial questions. get used to it. :-) to start, the standard definition of high memory on a 32-bit x86 system is memory above 896M. * where is that exact boundary defined? * can it be changed at kernel config time? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry: Have classroom, will lecture. http://crashcourse.ca Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ