How to Increase VmallocTotal

"Bill Snapko" <[email protected]> Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:57:52 -0600
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Hello,
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I=20am=20using=20a=20RedHat=20Enterprise=20WS=20v4=20distribution.
=20
I=20am=20looking=20to=20increase=20the=20value=20that=20is=20displayed=20b=
y=20VmallocTotal
using=20`cat=20/proc/meminfo`.=20The=20value=20I=20currently=20have=20is=20=
"VmallocTotal:
106488=20kB".=20This=20is=20unacceptable=20for=20the=20current=20situation=
.
=20
On=20another=20system=20using=20a=20Fedora=20Core=203=20distribution,=20th=
e=20VmallocTotal
value=20is=20"VmallocTotal:=20=203612664=20kB".=20This=20is=20what=20I=20w=
ant.
=20
Both=20systems=20have=201GB=20RAM=20installed.=20The=20hardware=20is=20ide=
ntical.=20The
distributions=20are=20the=20difference.
=20
I=20have=20attempted=20to=20follow=20the=20definition=20of=20VMALLOC_START=
=20to=20ascertain
if=20I=20could=20adjust=20it=20to=20get=20the=20VmallocTotal=20to=20the=20=
value=20I=20want.=20I=20have
been=20unsuccessful=20down=20this=20path.
=20
I=20am=20looking=20for=20a=20system=20utility=20or=20something=20to=20conf=
igure=20to=20allow=20the
RHEL=204=20system=20to=20increase=20its=20vmalloc=20space.=20I=20would=20p=
refer=20not=20to=20have
to=20recompile=20the=20kernel=20for=20this=20to=20work.
=20
=20
Thank=20you=20for=20your=20help.
=20
Bill
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=20
=20
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<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20
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<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20size=3D2>I=20=
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Enterprise=20WS=20v4=20distribution.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20size=3D2>I=20=
am=20looking=20to=20
increase=20the=20value=20that=20is=20displayed=20by=20VmallocTotal=20using=
=20`cat=20/proc/meminfo`.=20
The=20value=20I=20currently=20have=20is=20"VmallocTotal:&nbsp;&nbsp;=20106=
488=20kB".=20This=20is=20
unacceptable=20for=20the=20current=20situation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20size=3D2>On=
=20another=20system=20
using=20a=20Fedora=20Core=203=20distribution,=20the=20VmallocTotal=20value=
=20is=20
"VmallocTotal:&nbsp;=203612664=20kB".=20This=20is=20what=20I=20want.</FONT=
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20size=3D2>Bo=
th=20systems=20have=20
1GB=20RAM=20installed.=20The=20hardware=20is=20identical.=20The=20distribu=
tions=20are=20the=20
difference.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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have=20attempted=20to=20
follow=20the=20definition=20of&nbsp;VMALLOC_START=20to=20ascertain=20if=20=
I=20could=20adjust=20it=20to=20
get=20the=20VmallocTotal=20to=20the=20value=20I=20want.=20I=20have=20been=20=
unsuccessful=20down=20this=20
path.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20size=3D2>I=20=
am=20looking=20for=20a=20
system=20utility=20or=20something=20to=20configure=20to=20allow=20the=20RH=
EL=204=20system=20to=20increase=20
its=20vmalloc=20space.=20I=20would=20prefer=20not=20to=20have=20to=20recom=
pile=20the=20kernel=20for=20this=20
to=20work.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20size=3D2>Th=
ank=20you=20for=20your=20
help.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20class=3D202194014-28062006><FONT=20face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Bill</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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