I Have a Huge /proc/kcore! Can I Delete It?
None of the files in /proc are really there–they’re all, “pretend,” files made up by the kernel, to give you information about the system and don’t take up any hard disk space. /proc/kcore is like an “alias” for the memory in your computer. Its size is the same as the amount of RAM you have, and if you read it as a file, the kernel does memory reads. 5.17. The AHA1542C Doesn’t Work with Linux. The option to allow disks with more than 1024 cylinders is only required as a workaround for a PC-compatible BIOS misfeature and should be turned `off’ under Linux. For older Linux kernels you need to turn off most of the `advanced BIOS’ options–all but the one about scanning the bus for bootable devices.
