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From: "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03@volumehost.net>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Semi OT: 64 bit processors, the Linux Kernel, and x86 Gentoo.
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 04:28:10 -0500
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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=20
RAM or greater.

Ticking that box doesn't make your kernel 64-bit though, anymore than=20
supporting 64-bit file offsets makes a kernel 64-bit.

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