On Dienstag, 26. August 2008, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > (I originally posted this on gmane.linux.gentoo.amd64, but even though > GMane authorized me to post there, my posts don't get through. So I'm > reposting it here.) > > Usually, when prelinking a system, it's recommended to use prelink's > "-m" (or "--conserve-memory") option: > > When assigning addresses to libraries, allow overlap of > address space slots provided that the two libraries are > not present together in any of the binaries or libraries. > This results in a smaller virtual address space range used > for libraries. On the other hand, if prelink sees a > binary during incremental prelinking which puts together > two libraries which were not present together in any other > binary and were given the same virtual address space slots, > then the binary cannot be prelinked. Without this option, > each library is assigned a unique virtual address space > slot. > > But on AMD64, virtual address space is virtually unlimited (or at least > "very huge"). Are there any drawbacks in not using "-m" on AMD64?
I have nerver used -m on amd64 and so far haven't suffered from problems.
