2-8 Getting Started with Logical Partitions
2.4
Memory Allocation
2.4.1
Two Partitions
The console firmware assigns memory to partitions such that an as-
near-to-equal-as-possible amount of memory is given to each partition.
Figure 2–4 Memory Allocation with Two Partitions
A. Two (or four) memories of the same size: 1 (or 2) memories to each partition.
B. Three or five memories of same size: largest amount of memory to partition 0,
next-largest to partition 1.
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Partition 1
Two to five memories of varying size: largest module to partition 0,
smallest module to partition 1, the rest allocated as equally as possible.
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