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Date:      Tue, 11 Sep 2001 00:14:16 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
Cc:        Doug Rabson <dfr@FreeBSD.ORG>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha machdep.c src/sys/conf options.alpha
Message-ID:  <20010911001416.A1542@freebie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20010910230249.V406-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>; from dfr@nlsystems.com on Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 11:03:16PM %2B0100
References:  <20010910205757.A705@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20010910230249.V406-100000@salmon.nlsystems.com>

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On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 11:03:16PM +0100, Doug Rabson wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 12:03:59AM -0700, Doug Rabson wrote:
> > > dfr         2001/09/10 00:03:59 PDT
> > >
> > >   Modified files:
> > >     sys/alpha/alpha      machdep.c
> > >     sys/conf             options.alpha
> > >   Log:
> > >   Implement support for MAXMEM option and hw.physmem environment variable
> > >   which can be used to artificially reduce the memory size of a machine
> > >   for debugging (or other) purposes.
> >
> > Do I read this correctly in assuming I can now boot -current on the 12GB
> > TurboLaser without pulling memory boards?
> 
> I think so. Try this:
> 
> 	ok set hw.physmem=1G
> 	ok boot

Queued for testing at work. Not due until (earliest) next week.

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