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Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de> [10-12-10 01:09]: |
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> Hi, |
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> I see a strange effect which puzzles me. |
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> I have two AMD64 (~amd64) Systems. Both have 8Gb memory installed |
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> as reported by their BIOS as well as by lshw. |
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> One is a somewhat older Opteron, the other one a recent Phenom II. |
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> But the output of 'free -m' differs significantly |
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> On the Phenom II there a total of 7738 Mb |
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> but on the old Opteron there a total of 6477 Mb only. |
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> The 2.6.36 kernel is configured nearly identical (just a different SATA |
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> driver). |
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> Has anybody an idea where this comes from? |
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> Many thanks for a hint, |
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> Helmut. |
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(I dont know the exact core count of both processors...) |
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But may be additional cores of the Phenom II (x6?) will result |
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in more mem preallocated by the BIOS (may be without reason). |
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On my system (8GB,Phenom II X6 1090T, ASUS Crosshair IV Formula) |
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there are 8184216 kB in total. |
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So even the 7738 Mb seems to be lesser than possible. |
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Only a shot into the dark... |
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mcc |
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