I suspect James is talking about an application that uses more than that amount - one that actually uses PAE itself. This is not the default in linux, only the kernel is PAE aware, so applications on 32 bit systems are stuck with the 4GB limit This is not entirely true. An application not only has its own memory component, it also has shared
On Sunday 11 June 2006 5:12 pm, Anders Johansson wrote: libraries and a bunch of other things. If the kernel is PAE aware, the application can also avail itself of these features. I was reading a Sybase paper on the Adaptive Server Enterprise which does this. But, even if a 32-bit application itself is not PAE aware, it can utilize then extended memory indirectly. -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com