Messages in this thread | | | From | Ben Kosse <> | Subject | Re: Migrating to larger numbers | Date | Fri, 4 Jun 1999 12:14:02 -0700 |
| |
> Riley Williams on Sun 30/05 19:02 +0100: > > 32-bits allows for nearly 4,300 million users, which is about the > > population of China if I remember correctly. > > The population of China is close to one billion, not four.
So, a 32-bit UID allows 4 times the population of China. Even better. :) -- Ben Kosse PC Technician Coldwater Creek, Inc. (208) 265-7114
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |