====== SYSTEM_CONFIG ======
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The ''SYSTEM_CONFIG'' macro is used by MESS drivers to provide info about devices and the RAM size.
<note important>This page is no longer relevant, as the concepts described within have been replaced by devices.</note>
===== Syntax =====
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<code>SYSTEM_CONFIG_START(<short config name>)
  CONFIG_DEVICE(<short name>_<device>_getinfo)
  ..
  CONFIG_RAM_DEFAULT(<default ram size>)
  CONFIG_RAM(<ram size>)
  ..
SYSTEM_CONFIG_END</code>
==== CONFIG_RAM and CONFIG_RAM_DEFAULT ====
When the CONFIG_RAM and/or CONFIG_RAM_DEFAULT options are used in a driver then the MESS framework will make sure the following global variables are set and ready for use by the driver:
  * mess_ram_size
    * The size of the RAM area chosen by the user or, when only CONFIG_RAM_DEFAULT is available, the default size.
  * mess_ram
    * A pointer to memory claimed by the framework. The amount of memory claimed is available in the mess_ram_size variable.
===== Example =====
<code c++>SYSTEM_CONFIG_START(mydriver)
  CONFIG_DEVICE(mydriver_floppy_getinfo)
  CONFIG_DEVICE(mydriver_printer_getinfo)
  CONFIG_RAM_DEFAULT(64*1024)
  CONFIG_RAM(32*1024)
  CONFIG_RAM(16*1024)
SYSTEM_CONFIG_END</code>

This config adds two devices; a floppy drive and a printer. It also adds three possible ram sizes for the system, in this case it can have 16k, 32k or 64k of memory, with 64k being the default.

You need to provide some additional info for each device. This is done using the [[reference:device_getinfo|device_getinfo]] reference we added above.