diff -purN u-boot-cvs/README u-boot-new/README
--- u-boot-cvs/README	2003-09-18 12:02:25.000000000 +0200
+++ u-boot-new/README	2003-10-09 12:37:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ The following options need to be configu
 		CONFIG_8xx_GCLK_FREQ	- if get_gclk_freq() can not work e.g.
 					  no 32KHz reference PIT/RTC clock
 
-- Clock Interface:
+- Linux Interface:
 		CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ
 
 		U-Boot stores all clock information in Hz
@@ -415,11 +415,16 @@ The following options need to be configu
 		"clocks_in_mhz" can be defined so that U-Boot
 		converts clock data to MHZ before passing it to the
 		Linux kernel.
-
 		When CONFIG_CLOCKS_IN_MHZ is defined, a definition of
 		"clocks_in_mhz=1" is  automatically  included  in  the
 		default environment.
 
+		CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES
+
+		When transfering memsize parameter to linux, some versions
+		expect it to be in bytes, others in MB.
+		Define CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES to make it in bytes.
+
 - Console Interface:
 		Depending on board, define exactly one serial port
 		(like CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC1, CONFIG_8xx_CONS_SMC2,
diff -purN u-boot-cvs/lib_mips/mips_linux.c u-boot-new/lib_mips/mips_linux.c
--- u-boot-cvs/lib_mips/mips_linux.c	2003-06-27 23:32:47.000000000 +0200
+++ u-boot-new/lib_mips/mips_linux.c	2003-10-09 12:46:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -183,7 +183,18 @@ void do_bootm_linux(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, in
 
     linux_params_init (PHYSADDR(gd->bd->bi_boot_params), commandline);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES
+    sprintf (env_buf, "%lu", gd->ram_size);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    printf ("## Giving linux memsize in bytes, %lu\n",gd->ram_size);
+#endif
+#else
     sprintf (env_buf, "%lu", gd->ram_size >> 20);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    printf ("## Giving linux memsize in MB, %lu\n",gd->ram_size >> 20);
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_MEMSIZE_IN_BYTES */
+
     linux_env_set ("memsize", env_buf);
 
     sprintf (env_buf, "0x%08X", (uint)PHYSADDR(initrd_start));