Feature Requests item #1449496, was opened at 2006-03-14 06:04 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by tim_one You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=355470&aid=1449496&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Windows Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Martin Gfeller (gfe) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Python should use 3GB Address Space on Windows Initial Comment: Python runs fine using a 3GB address space on 32bit Windows. To take advantage of this feature, Python should be linked using the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE flag of the linker. For details, please refer to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en- us/memory/base/4gt_ram_tuning.asp As most Windows users just use pre-built executables, this would be a worthwhile change. Best regards, Martin Gfeller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one) Date: 2006-03-17 21:38 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=31435 MS also says "However, the file cache, paged pool, and non-paged pool are smaller, which can adversely affect applications with heavy networking or I/O", so the rationale for making this change is clear as mud. That is, it's not a pure win: some apps win at the expense of others. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Josiah Carlson (josiahcarlson) Date: 2006-03-17 19:38 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=341410 Microsoft claims that the switch does not negatively affect users on systems without large amounts of memory, and the extra gig of memory on platforms which could use it would be nice. Can you offer a patch? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=355470&aid=1449496&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
