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Re: max memory limits ???

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Subject: Re: max memory limits ???
From: Raymond Nijssen <raymond.nijssen@Magma-DA.COM>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 02:45:05 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <3A1BCC05.4080608@SANgate.com>; from gabriel@SANgate.com on Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 03:37:09PM +0200
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>Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@zmailer.org> wrote:
>On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 03:37:09PM +0200, BenHanokh Gabriel wrote:

>> can some1 explain the memory limits on the 2.4 kernel

>> - what is the limit for user-space apps ?

>        At 32 bit systems:  3.5 GB with extreme tricks, 3 GB for more usual.


What are those tricks?   Do they involve changing TASK_SIZE ?

And why do programs get mapped at 0x08000000 instead of 0x00001000 ?
This is wasting another 5% of the addressing space.

Please CC me on your reply.

Thanks,
-Raymond
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