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authordes <des@FreeBSD.org>2004-10-03 23:38:49 +0000
committerdes <des@FreeBSD.org>2004-10-03 23:38:49 +0000
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Verify that the specified device is at least as large as hw.physmem.
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@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ necessary to size the dump device larger than the actual amount of RAM
available in the machine.
.Pp
The
+.Nm
+utility will refuse to enable a dump device which is smaller than the
+total amount of physical memory as reported by the
+.Va hw.physmem
+.Xr sysctl 8
+variable.
+.Pp
+The
.Fl v
flag causes
.Nm
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