--- /home/bss/Web/linode/0.bad.kernel-3.5.4-hardened-r1 2012-11-12 15:58:50.000000000 -0600 +++ /home/bss/Web/linode/G.good-with-patched-kernel.kernel-3.5.4-hardened-r1 2012-11-13 12:25:40.000000000 -0600 @@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HRTICK=y # CONFIG_KEXEC is not set # CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP is not set -CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x1000000 +CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x100000 # CONFIG_RELOCATABLE is not set -CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN=0x400000 +CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN=0x100000 CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y # CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL is not set CONFIG_ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y diff -urN /usr/src/linux-3.5.4-hardened-r1/arch/x86/Kconfig /usr/src/linux-3.5.4-hardened-r1-bss/arch/x86/Kconfig --- /usr/src/linux-3.5.4-hardened-r1/arch/x86/Kconfig 2012-11-13 00:31:59.000000000 -0600 +++ /usr/src/linux-3.5.4-hardened-r1-bss/arch/x86/Kconfig 2012-11-13 12:10:44.000000000 -0600 @@ -1584,7 +1584,6 @@ config PHYSICAL_START hex "Physical address where the kernel is loaded" if (EXPERT || CRASH_DUMP) default "0x1000000" - range 0x400000 0x40000000 ---help--- This gives the physical address where the kernel is loaded. @@ -1648,7 +1647,6 @@ config PHYSICAL_ALIGN hex "Alignment value to which kernel should be aligned" if X86_32 default "0x1000000" - range 0x400000 0x1000000 if PAX_KERNEXEC range 0x2000 0x1000000 ---help--- This value puts the alignment restrictions on physical address