Its used for dll's. On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Vivek Kutal <vivekutal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> What could be the rationale behind not using addresses 0x0 - 0x08048000 in >> previous versions. Kernel version 2.4 also shows libc to be at address >> 0x40xxxxxx i.e. above 1GB address >> > I tried to find the reason for this a few years back , but the only answer > that I got was , its because of some historical reasons :) > > > -- > Vivek Kutal > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > -- Regards, Sandeep. "To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner." -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
