Messages in this thread | | | From | Marek Michalkiewicz <> | Subject | Re: kcore and memory questions | Date | Mon, 29 Jul 1996 21:56:27 +0200 (MET DST) |
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Sheldon E. Newhouse: > 1. What is the maximum amount of RAM that Linux supports in the various > architectures? Where is this information defined/stored?
The maximum is (as far as I know) 1GB on x86 (must specify mem=... above 64MB), probably much more (64-bit addresses) on the Alpha.
> -r-------- 1 root root 100667392 Jul 28 20:37 kcore > > Wow! Is that 100 MB file for real? What is it for?
It's not for real, it represents your RAM. It's really big - if you want to make it smaller, remove some of your SIMMs and send them to me :-).
Marek
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