On 11/19/2009 04:50 PM, Dave Jones wrote: > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 04:13:39PM -0500, Casey Dahlin wrote: > > > Most recent 32-bit Intels can address 32GB of system memory. > > It might be possible, but it's really not a good idea. > Even 16GB is pushing it. At that point, your lower 1GB of memory is so full > of page structs, that quickly invoking the oom-killer is inevitable. > > Dave > The kernel seems to run into a lot of issues when you give it an atypically high amount of memory. Its muuuch better in 64 bit but there's still a point where strange things start happening (right around 256GB from what I've seen). --CJD -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
