Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965041AbXASKoV (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:44:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965044AbXASKoV (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:44:21 -0500 Received: from embla.aitel.hist.no ([158.38.50.22]:38627 "HELO embla.aitel.hist.no" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S965041AbXASKoU (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:44:20 -0500 Message-ID: <45B0A077.6040407@aitel.hist.no> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:41:59 +0100 From: Helge Hafting User-Agent: Icedove 1.5.0.9 (X11/20061220) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Raz Ben-Jehuda(caro)" CC: Linux Kernel Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] memory allocation method References: <5d96567b0701150536j4c3c50abndec5155ddb53d4a1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5d96567b0701150536j4c3c50abndec5155ddb53d4a1@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 596 Lines: 15 Raz Ben-Jehuda(caro) wrote: > > 3. In 64bit machines , is it possible to allocate huge buffers , such > as 30 GB of ram ? Yes, that is one of the nice things about 64-bit machines. No special cases - you sure can get 30GB if your machine is equipped with that much. Or you can get that much virtual memory if you have enough swap . . . Helge Hafting - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/