RE: [PATCH V3 07/17] riscv: compat: Re-implement TASK_SIZE for COMPAT_32BIT

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> > Limit 32-bit compatible process in 0-2GB virtual address range
> > (which is enough for real scenarios), because it could avoid
> > address sign extend problem when 32-bit enter 64-bit and ease
> > software design.

Eh?
I thought nearly all the other 32bit unix ports (of any flavour)
put the user-kernel boundary at 3GB.
(Apart from some very old sparc ones that use 3.5GB.)

2GB is used by Windows.

I think the x86-64 32bit compat code even puts the boundary at 4GB.

	David

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