On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:52:52AM -0600, Tom Hart wrote: > Peter 'p2' De Schrijver wrote: > >On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 05:46:13PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote: > >>The reason for the limit is because the address space on IA32 architecture > >>is 32 bit. Now, you _could_ of course change the kernel interfaces to > >>allow > >>for larger memory objects and only limit mapping windows to 4gb. This > >>might > > > > > >Or you could just use a 64bit machine such as an alpha ? :) > > > >Always looking for a hardware solution to a software problem, > > So then the problem goes away *for now*. Remember that hard drive sizes > have this habit of doubling every year or so. Isn't this a re-statement > of "640 K ought to be enough for anyone"?
True, it's not a solution forever. Cheers, p2. _______________________________________________ Bug-hurd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-hurd
