markaoki wrote:
> I imagine SL5's max x86 per-process virtual address space is now about 3gb,
> vs. SL4.x's approx. 4gb, due to hugemem kernel being dropped from the RHEL 5
> distribution.
I imagine you're wrong. I expect the base kernel does what the kernel+
variants have done in the past.
>
> If thats the case...would 64-bit SL5 allow more per-process memory?
I expect you're right:-) I understand it's also quicker.
Especially if you add even more RAM. I've discovered one of my desktop
supports 2 Gbyte DDR2, so it might get some on the "chuck 1 add 4" plan.
Wouldn't work at all well with IA32.
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