linux-kernel - Re: size of /proc/kcore is not the physical RAM size

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Message-ID: <m2aaeqzhny.fsf@firstfloor.org>
Date:	Fri, 13 May 2011 09:31:13 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Křištof Želechovski 
	<giecrilj@...gny.2a.pl>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: size of /proc/kcore is not the physical RAM size

Křištof Želechovski <giecrilj@...gny.2a.pl> writes:

> [1.] One line summary of the problem:    
> 	Size of /proc/kcore is not the physical RAM size.
> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
> 	Size of /proc/kcore is not the physical RAM size.

It contains virtual addresses and memory holes, so that's expected.
Not a bug.

-Andi

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