Hi, Anybody know if centos 4 has the 4g/4g kernel module that's in fedora 2/3 but being dropped for 4? Thanks, Wayne
On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 12:40 +0100, Wayne wrote:> Hi, > Anybody know if centos 4 has the 4g/4g kernel module that's in fedora 2/3 > but being dropped for 4?I haven't messed with Fedora Core 4 other than installing it. What 32-bit/PAE36 memory model are they moving to as standard? -- Bryan J. Smith b.j.smith at ieee.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- It is mathematically impossible for someone who makes more than you to be anything but richer than you. Any tax rate that penalizes them will also penalize you similarly (to those below you, and then below them). Linear algebra, let alone differential calculus or even ele- mentary concepts of limits, is mutually exclusive with US journalism. So forget even attempting to explain how tax cuts work. ;->
From: Matthew Miller <mattdm at mattdm.org>> You sure about that? It's my understanding that the 4g/4g patch was > something that RH wanted to get into the mainline kernel but which > was never accepted, so they dropped it.Hmmm, maybe I haven't built from a stock kernel in a long time. ;-> All I know is that I've seen it in several other distros. I thought the whole purpose of the 4Gi/4Gi model was to give a support/performance point between the 1Gi/3Gi and full 64GiB model. -- Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org
From: "Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org>"> Hmmm, maybe I haven't built from a stock kernel in a long time. ;-> > All I know is that I've seen it in several other distros. I thought the > whole purpose of the 4Gi/4Gi model was to give a support/performance > point between the 1Gi/3Gi and full 64GiB model.Okay, I did some elementary research and it appears it was never adopted in the stock 2.4 kernel. Although 2.6 seems to have been designed for it -- although I see the issues you were talking about, largely when user >2GiB. I'd be interested in finding out if they have the same issues with the 64GiB mode and formal PAE36 paging. Anyhoo, my apologies on that _poor_ assumption. Given my lack of exposure to stock kernels, I should have kept my mouth shut. I don't know why I didn't put 2-2 together. But it should be noted that it's no longer a Red Hat-only thing. I've seen several non-Red Hat (or long-gone Red Hat forked) distros who are using it. I should have made my responses in that context. Again, my apologies for that. -- Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org