Appendix B. Parameter file values 531
xpram
Although Linux addresses only about 2 GB (1919 MB) of memory, you can also
access expanded storage. The xpram driver maps a file system or a swap space
onto expanded storage.
An xpram device has major number 35 and can be partitioned, starting with
minor number 0. You can have up to 32 partitions. The associated device node is
/dev/xpram<letter>.
Syntax
The syntax for this parameter is as follows:
xpram_parts=<number_of_partitions>[,<partition_size> [,....]]
where:
number_of_partitions - can be a number from 1 to 32; the default is 1.
partition_size - is divided into three parts: <hex><number><unit>. For the first
part, hex has a value 0x and specifies that the size is in hexadecimal. If this part
is omitted, ...