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SubjectRe: x86 question: Can a process have > 3GB memory?

you should be able to give to a single process till to 3.6 GB


On Tue, 7 May 2002, Clifford White wrote:

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> We are working with a database that requires a large amount of memory
> allocated by a single process.
> This is on an Intel 32-bit platform.
> We'd like to go > 3GB of memory per process.
> Is this possible on a 32-bit machine? I have been reading the various
> 'highmem' discussions, but that's kernel page tables...
> Or is this a glibc issue, and not proper for a kernel-list question?
> Any pointers would be appreciated. The Intel ESMA (Extended Server Memory
> Arch) page states that it's possible, but.....how?
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