linux-kernel - Problem HIGHMEM64, PAE

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Date:	Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:51:49 -0300 (GFT)
From:	werner@...ane.yi.org
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Problem HIGHMEM64, PAE

On 02/Mar/2010 03:01 werner@...ane.dyn-o-saur.com wrote ..
> I posted some time ago that there exists the problem that HIGHMEM64 and PAE mode
> cannot be switched off -- so that these kernels don't run on old computers.
> 
> After long time, ocasionally I found that one have to switch off CONFIG_X86_32_NON_STANDARD
> .
> 
> I suggest to write this inside the help text for HIGHMEM64, because I suppose that
> other persons have the same problem.
> 
> Anyway it's posted here so that, by searching on  internet, people can find this
> information.
> 
> W.Landgraf