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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. [mailto:bss03@××××××××××.net] |
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> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:28 PM |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Semi OT: 64 bit processors, the |
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> Linux Kernel, and x86 Gentoo. |
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> On Friday 25 May 2007 04:09:00 burlingk@×××××××××.mil wrote: |
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> > So, unless I need the upper memory support, it may be |
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> better for me to |
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> > just not click the flag for 64bit memory support, and move on? |
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> IIRC, that's for PAE, which you definitely shouldn't use |
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> unless you have 4G of |
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> RAM or greater. |
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> Ticking that box doesn't make your kernel 64-bit though, anymore than |
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> supporting 64-bit file offsets makes a kernel 64-bit. |
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What makes the difference between a 64 bit kernel, and a 32 bit kernel? |
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