From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 13 20:41:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E70FA16A400 for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:41:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46D0943D7F for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:41:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by elvis.mu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A3951A4DC0; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:41:48 -0800 (PST) Received: by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8FDA15186D; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:41:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:41:47 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway To: Bill Moran Message-ID: <20060313204147.GA99753@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20060313094806.26d70c99.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060313094806.26d70c99.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: bseklecki@collaborativefusion.com, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Incorrect memory probing? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:41:49 -0000 --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 09:48:06AM -0500, Bill Moran wrote: >=20 > Complete dmesg is attached, but notice the memory probing: > Mar 10 14:56:40 kernel: real memory =3D 5100273664 (4864 MB) > Mar 10 14:56:40 kernel: avail memory =3D 4124049408 (3933 MB) > The machine in question (a Dell Poweredge 2850) has 4G of RAM > installed. It looks to me as if the "avail memory" number is > correct (after booting, other systems tools seem to show the > correct amount) >=20 > Is the "real memory" number expected? If so, can someone explain > why it appears to see almost a G more RAM than is actually in the > machine? This is a FAQ, please consult the archives. Kris --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEFdkLWry0BWjoQKURAmXTAJ9QUwhxPFbvpRI+8RsrxifcEl2qhQCgxQbZ GEDRqr9JWiAhE/Y4pa/izAw= =Zy71 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V--