Hi, Why is kernel restricted to use virtual addresses of only 1 GB? Or what is the need to split up the virtual address space into user addresses and kernel addresses? TIA, Rick - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs