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8.12.6 osenv_mem_phys_max: find the largest physical memory address

 

SYNOPSIS

oskit_addr_t osenv_mem_phys_max(void);

DIRECTION

Component tex2html_wrap_inline36701 OS, Nonblocking

DESCRIPTION

Returns the top of physical memory, which is noramlly equivelent to the amount of physical RAM in the machine. Note that memory-mapped devices may reside higher in physical memory, but this is the largest address normal RAM could have.

RETURNS

Returns the amount of physical memory.



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