Re: deleting content of /tmp
> > On 26.03.07 14:35, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> > > With a 32-bit CPU, you are limited to 4 GB address space no matter what.
> > > Usually, it is 1 GB for the process and 3 GB for the kernel. There are
> > > patches available that make a 2/2 split possible. However, there are
> > > performance issues to consider. IIRC, even CPUs that have PAE (36-bit
> > > addressing for up to 64 GB of physical RAM), can still only support 4 GB
> > > address space *per process* because they are at heart 32-bit machines.
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2007 at 09:07:50PM +0200, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
> > Yes, but that's just and only address space for one process. CPUs with PAE
> > extension can have 64GB of REAL memory, so they can have at least that much
> > of virtual memory. Note that tmpfs doesn't need to be addressable by one
> > process.
On 26.03.07 15:11, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> IIRC, even though you may have >4 GB of physical memory, your virtual
> memory space *per process* is limited to 4 GB.
well, did I write something different? Wasn't I clear enough?
--
Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uhlar@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/
Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address.
Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu.
There's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that
allows you to install Windows. -- Matthew D. Fuller
Reply to: