What is the "absent" ram shown in dmesg

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Issue

  • Total ram + absent ram is more than the ram in the system ?
  • What is absent ram ?
  • What is the total area of the address space in Linux

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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