Re: Allocating memory below 4G
From: gopan (gop_kumar_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/20/05
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Date: 19 Apr 2005 21:31:43 -0700
"Pete Zaitcev (OTID3)" <oted3354ac022639a1@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<pan.2005.04.18.20.18.23.351121@zaitcev.lan>...
>> However, I am surprised to hear that ZONE_NORMAL is "limited" on x86_64.
> I thought it covered all memory, with highmem being nil. Which, of course,
> does not help you, but I'm curious where these data come from.
>
I have a query here, why is it that ZONE_NORMAL is NOT limited on x86_64 ?.
Is it because of the way the kernel to user address space is divided here?
Gop.
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