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From: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>
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Subject: Re: The 3G (or nG) Kernel Memory Space Offset
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Dong Feng wrote:

> Or perhaps this offset is just some personal favor. Say if the first
> kernel designer decided to locate kernel at 2-3G linear address, then
> 2G offset would have appeared in code. Is this the case?

Well this is the second time that you suggest that the reason for 
technical decisions have to do with personal favors. Are you trying to 
provoke us into answering your question?