Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:21:47 -0500 | From | Paul Jackson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH -mm 0/4] x86_64 boot: Add linked listof struct setup_data to boot protocol |
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Ingo wrote: > stupidly shortsighted limit ...
Eh ... I don't think all that shortsighted ... that 4096 limit has probably been around longer than Linux. Linus or hpa or others would know the history better than I do.
> in case anyone knows about any other ... please tell us
We're pushing into and finding those limits as best we can, here at SGI ;). You've heard of the canary in the mine shaft, and the elephant in the room. Well, we're the elephant in the canary cage.
-- I won't rest till it's the best ... Programmer, Linux Scalability Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> 1.940.382.4214
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