Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:35:05 +0200 (MEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: How much kernel memory is in 64-bit OS ? |
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> > It depends on the architecture. > > However, all 64 bit architectures have one thing in common. > There is so much address space available for both kernel and > userspace that we won't have to worry about a shortage for a > very long time. > > Sure, people said that too when going from 16 bits to 32 bits, > but that was only a factor 2^16 difference. This time it's the > square of the previous difference.
Not quite the square :)
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