From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from oss.sgi.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g5J9CrnC012839 for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 02:12:53 -0700 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g5J9CrSg012838 for linux-mips-outgoing; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 02:12:53 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: oss.sgi.com: majordomo set sender to owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com using -f Received: from dea.linux-mips.net (c-180-196-131.ka.dial.de.ignite.net [62.180.196.131]) by oss.sgi.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with SMTP id g5J9CanC012835 for ; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 02:12:47 -0700 Received: (from ralf@localhost) by dea.linux-mips.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g5J91xk21715; Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:01:59 +0200 Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:01:59 +0200 From: Ralf Baechle To: Carsten Langgaard Cc: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: 64-bit kernel Message-ID: <20020619110159.A21533@dea.linux-mips.net> References: <3D0F28AE.7B0D822B@mips.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <3D0F28AE.7B0D822B@mips.com>; from carstenl@mips.com on Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 02:33:50PM +0200 X-Accept-Language: de,en,fr Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk On Tue, Jun 18, 2002 at 02:33:50PM +0200, Carsten Langgaard wrote: > I don't know if anymore has a interest in the 64-bit kernel, but I just > found this bug (see patch below). > It would be nice to know, how many are interested in the 64-bit kernel > and who actually got something running. > So please rise you voice. More and more systems run into the limits of system memory so once it's practically unavoidable. Take the existence of highmem as a proof for it. Ralf