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From: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Max mem space per process under  2.6.13-15.7-smp
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:09:33 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4404F44D.1080600@shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5LmVi-6om-11@gated-at.bofh.it>

Kai Lampka wrote:
> Sorry to bother, 
> but what is the maximum amount of RAM that a *single* (!) process can
> address under a Kernel version 2.6.13-15.7-smp, with 
> 
> CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y
> CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
> CONFIG_X86_PAE=y
> 
> It seems that I can not get over 3 Gig border, but i need to, to solve
> my numerical problems :(.

If you use a kernel with the 4G-4G user-kernel space split patch, you 
can get a full 4GB. To get more than that you will need to move to 64-bit.

-- 
Robert Hancock      Saskatoon, SK, Canada
To email, remove "nospam" from hancockr@nospamshaw.ca
Home Page: http://www.roberthancock.com/


       reply	other threads:[~2006-03-01  1:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <5LmVi-6om-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
2006-03-01  1:09 ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2006-02-28 23:55 Max mem space per process under 2.6.13-15.7-smp Kai Lampka
2006-03-01  0:11 ` Douglas McNaught
2006-03-01  7:25 ` Arjan van de Ven

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