> Hi again I have found this article in the red hat kbase: > > http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-6571 > > My particular case is this: > > CPU Kernel Application Virtual Address Size > > 64 bit 64 bit 32 bit 4GB > > So, I can use up to 4GB. > > My question now is, what happens if a process needs more memory. For > example, I use vim to analize the log files of my application server. > I have files larger than 4G, (almost 5GB). What does the kernel do in > this case? swap? What you should be doing is rotating your logs. I've *never* had a log file that huge, except where something ran away. mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list