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Subject: Re: max memory limits ???
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>Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@zmailer.org> wrote:
>On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 03:37:09PM +0200, BenHanokh Gabriel wrote:

>> can some1 explain the memory limits on the 2.4 kernel

>> - what is the limit for user-space apps ?

>        At 32 bit systems:  3.5 GB with extreme tricks, 3 GB for more
usual.
user space apps will get killed by OOM if its memory required exceeds the
available physical memory+total swapping space.

Regards
Anil


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