Subject: RE: how can kernel space expand to >1GB?
To: 'der Mouse' <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Ming Lei <mlei@Brocade.COM>
List: tech-kern
Date: 07/31/2003 17:00:20
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sorry, I mean for the modern 32-bit processors.
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From: der Mouse [mailto:mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA]
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:47 PM
To: Ming Lei; tech-kern@NetBSD.org
Subject: Re: how can kernel space expand to >1GB?
> netbsd does have an config option to split kernel/user space to 1G/3G
> as linux does. This option exists for every platform.
That sounds..doubtful, at least. For example, on the VAX, the
architecture simply does not permit more than 2G of per-process VM.
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> netbsd does have an config option to split =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>That sounds..doubtful, at least. For example, =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>architecture simply does not permit more than 2G of =
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