Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Max mem space per process under 2.6.13-15.7-smp | From | Douglas McNaught <> | Date | Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:11:45 -0500 |
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Kai Lampka <kilampka@gmail.com> writes:
> 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 :(.
I've heard of a kernel patch that gives you 3.5GB (leaving 0.5 for the kernel) but you're not going to get any more than that without buying a 64-bit machine or playing overlay tricks with mmap(). Given the price and performance of 64-bit hardware, the former option is probably a lot better.
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