Re: Memory Gobbler
On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Harmon Sequoya Nine wrote:
> I was looking at how to recompile the kernel to get it to recognize
> memory above 64M, and it said you should have at least 512K of cache to
> do this...
A patch for that has been posted to the linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
mailing list; I expect it's on http://www.linuxhq.com/
512K of cache is nice for performance. Today I bought 256KB of pipeline
burst cache extra, so far seems to work fine. BogoMIPS value didn't
change (because this has nothing to do with memory I/O), haven't thought
of a benchmark that I can do without having to remove the module again. :)
In the booklet I got with my motherboard is stated that my board needs an
extra "16K*8-15" chip to cache memory > 64 MB. You can rip this off any
spare 486 board you have lingering around, I think... if you're looking
for it in shops, stay looking, anybody I've met denies knowledge of its
existence.
The cache module cost me 25 guilders, by the way, if anybody is
interested... (about $15)
(Good general motherboard reference guide / performance reviews / etc. is
http://sysdoc.pair.com/ - Tom's Hardware Guide.)
Niels
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