loader.conf

[Fernando Apesteguía]

2009/4/10 Fernando Apesteguía <fernando.apesteguia at gmail.com>:
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 5:32 PM, gahn <ipfreak at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> I have a machine with 2GB memory. in the file loader.conf, there is a line:
>>
>> #hw.physmem="1G"                # Limit physical memory. See loader(8)
>>
>> Could I remove the "#" and change that to "2G"?
>
> Yes, but if your purpose is to use all the available memory, you don't
> need to do anything. Because it is commented, that line doesn't have
> effect and the system will use all the available memory.
>
> What does
> sysctl hw.physmem
> return?
>
>>
>> Interestingly, the sysctl indicates the parameter of "hw.physmem" is not changeable.
>
> After booting, it is.

I meant, it is readonly :)

>
>>
>> Any guru here give me some enlightenment?
>>
>>
>>
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