BBRAM

Jörn Engel joern at wohnheim.fh-wedel.de
Tue Nov 19 16:13:59 EST 2002


On Tue, 19 November 2002 14:40:19 -0500, Richard Brunelle wrote:
> 
> -How the parameters to SLRAM are passed?

This depends on your boot loader. For lilo, you can put this into
/etc/lilo.conf:
	append="slram=bbram,exe0000,+0x8000"

> -Is there any provision for pageable memory?

No, none. The slram driver needs absolute control over the memory
area, it uses. If the kernel mm code also uses it, e.g. hands it out
on kmalloc() calls, you're screwed.

Jörn

-- 
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
-- Albert Einstein




More information about the linux-mtd mailing list