Re: 2.6.20-rc5: cp 18gb 18gb.2 = OOM killer, reproducible just like 2.16.19.2

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Hi!

> > Is it highmem-related? Can you try it with mem=256M?
> 
> Bad idea, the kernel crashes & burns when I use mem=256, I had to boot 
> 2.6.20-rc5-6 single to get back into my machine, very nasty.  Remember I 
> use an onboard graphics controller that has 128MB of RAM allocated to it 
> and I believe the ICH8 chipset also uses some memory, in any event mem=256 
> causes the machine to lockup before it can even get to the boot/init 
> processes, the two leds on the keyboard were blinking, caps lock and 
> scroll lock and I saw no console at all!

Okay, so try mem=700M or disable CONFIG_HIGHMEM or something.
									Pavel
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