> > On 26.03.07 14:35, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > > > With a 32-bit CPU, you are limited to 4 GB address space no matter what. > > > Usually, it is 1 GB for the process and 3 GB for the kernel. There are > > > patches available that make a 2/2 split possible. However, there are > > > performance issues to consider. IIRC, even CPUs that have PAE (36-bit > > > addressing for up to 64 GB of physical RAM), can still only support 4 GB > > > address space *per process* because they are at heart 32-bit machines.
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 09:07:50PM +0200, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote: > > Yes, but that's just and only address space for one process. CPUs with PAE > > extension can have 64GB of REAL memory, so they can have at least that much > > of virtual memory. Note that tmpfs doesn't need to be addressable by one > > process. On 26.03.07 15:11, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: > IIRC, even though you may have >4 GB of physical memory, your virtual > memory space *per process* is limited to 4 GB. well, did I write something different? Wasn't I clear enough? -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. There's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows. -- Matthew D. Fuller -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
