linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] trim memory not covered by WB MTRRs

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Message-ID: <20070627112216.GA31708@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:22:16 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Pim Zandbergen <P.Zandbergen@...roscoop.nl>
Cc:	Jesse Barnes <jesse.barnes@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] trim memory not covered by WB MTRRs

On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 12:44:01PM +0200, Pim Zandbergen wrote:
> Jesse saved my life by releasing a patch that made my GigaByte Intel G33
> based motherboard use all of its 8GB RAM and not be slow as hell.

That's impossible. Either it limited your RAM or it didn't change anything.

-Andi
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