Kernel misleading warning message in 16GB systems
Issue
- On a system with 16GB physical RAM, Kernel messages contain a warning:
BIOS-provided physical RAM map: ******************************************************** * This system has more than 16 Gigabyte of memory. * * It is recommended that you read the release notes * * that accompany your copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux * * about the recommended kernel for such configurations * ********************************************************
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4; and
- 32-bit Architecture (IA-32, x86); and
- 16GB or more RAM.
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