From 20278d01b3c0c9c198ae8d253c75451dd53fd283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dillon Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 17:27:08 +0000 Subject: Replace the 'at least the amount of physical memory + 64K' with a better explanation in regards to sizing the dump device. --- sbin/dumpon/dumpon.8 | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'sbin/dumpon') diff --git a/sbin/dumpon/dumpon.8 b/sbin/dumpon/dumpon.8 index 53f435c..0b74853 100644 --- a/sbin/dumpon/dumpon.8 +++ b/sbin/dumpon/dumpon.8 @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ controlled by the variable in the boot time configuration file .Pa /etc/rc.conf . .Pp -The size of the specified dump device must be at least 64 KB greater -than the size of physical memory. +For most systems the size of the specified dump device must be at least +the size of physical memory. Even though a header is added to the dump +the BIOS for a platform typically holds back some memory, so you usually +do not have to size the dump device larger then the actual amount of ram +you stuffed into the machine. .Pp The .Fl v -- cgit v1.1