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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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