Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:45:36 -0700 | | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86: set PAE PHYSICAL_MASK_SHIFT to match 64-bit |
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On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:21:14 +0100 Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org> wrote:
> When a 64-bit x86 processor runs in 32-bit PAE mode, a pte can > potentially have the same number of physical address bits as the > 64-bit host ("Enhanced Legacy PAE Paging"). >
the problem on 32 bit is that if you have that much ram, you run out of lowmem FAST.... so you have bigger problems. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@linux.intel.com For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org
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