From: "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03@volumehost.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Semi OT: 64 bit processors, the Linux Kernel, and x86 Gentoo.
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 04:28:10 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200705250428.18507.bss03@volumehost.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AA0639A1EB70AE409130258CE7BDC3183237ED@messenger.cv63.navy.mil>
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On Friday 25 May 2007 04:09:00 burlingk@cv63.navy.mil wrote:
> So, unless I need the upper memory support, it may be better for me to
> just not click the flag for 64bit memory support, and move on?
IIRC, that's for PAE, which you definitely shouldn't use unless you have 4G of
RAM or greater.
Ticking that box doesn't make your kernel 64-bit though, anymore than
supporting 64-bit file offsets makes a kernel 64-bit.
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2007-05-25 9:09 [gentoo-user] Semi OT: 64 bit processors, the Linux Kernel, and x86 Gentoo burlingk
2007-05-25 9:28 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [this message]
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2007-05-25 14:12 burlingk
2007-05-25 19:54 ` Peter Alfredsen
2007-05-25 12:44 burlingk
2007-05-25 13:54 ` Peter Alfredsen
2007-05-25 9:53 burlingk
2007-05-25 11:08 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
2007-05-25 12:31 ` Denis
2007-05-25 13:06 ` Florian Philipp
2007-05-25 7:12 burlingk
2007-05-25 8:07 ` Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
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