Chris,
I am actually doing that. I use a define to have vermap actually be
ioremap.
I really think that the append="mem=125M" is not setting aside the
memory. DO I NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN THE miniRTL to allow this statement
??
I am baffled !!!
Janet
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Estabridis, Janet P
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 2:28 PM
> To: 'Chris Hawks '; Estabridis, Janet P
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED] '
> Subject: RE: [rtl] Linux BootPrompt Question
>
> Chris,
> Thanks I'll try that tomorrow and let everyone know if it works. I am not
> confident that it will since I did not see the memory size change in the
> /proc/meminfo file like I do on my other machine when I use the
> append="mem=xxM" command.
>
> Janet
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hawks
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 11/27/00 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [rtl] Linux BootPrompt Question
>
> ---On Mon, 27 Nov 2000 10:10:45 -0800, Estabridis, Janet P said
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I want use the old type of shared memory on my embedded system running
> the
> > miniRTL (kernel 2.2.14 rtlv2.3). I have 128MBytes of memory and I
> have
> > added the statement:
> >
> > append="mem=125M"
> >
> > to the linux.cfg file on the disk.
> [...]
> > The problem is that I do not see the memory getting set aside when I
> do a
> > more on /proc/meminfo. Consequently, I get a Segmentation Fault when
> I
> > insert the module and there are any statements that try and access any
> > shared memory variables.
> >
> > Can I not use this type of shared memory anymore ?
> >
> > I'm I doing something stupid and I need enlightenment?
> >
> > Thanks in advance --
>
> Janet:
>
> I had the same problem when I went back to the old shared method.
> Somewhere in the kernel evolution access to physical memory has changed.
> instead of:
> pointer = (ptr_type *) 0xXXXXXXXX;
> use:
> pointer = (ptr_type *) ioremap(0xXXXXXXXX, size);
>
>
> --re: [rtl] Linux BootPrompt Question
>
> Chris
> #include <stddisclaimer.h>
> #include <win_slams.h>
>
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> Christopher R. Hawks Software Engineer
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>
>
>
>
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