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Mon Jun 27 16:47:34 EDT 2011
"config HIGHMEM
bool "High Memory Support"
depends on MMU
help
The address space of ARM processors is only 4 Gigabytes large
and it has to accommodate user address space, kernel address
space as well as some memory mapped IO. That means that, if you
have a large amount of physical memory and/or IO, not all of the
memory can be "permanently mapped" by the kernel. The physical
memory that is not permanently mapped is called "high memory".
Depending on the selected kernel/user memory split, minimum
vmalloc space and actual amount of RAM, you may not need this
option which should result in a slightly faster kernel.
If unsure, say n."
So is it correct to say that CONFIG_VMSPLIT_2G is preferred over
CONFIG_HIGHMEM due to the "should result in a slightly faster kernel."
statement above?
Regards,
Fabio Estevam
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