From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3C058970.4050109@zytor.com> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:03:44 -0800 From: "H. Peter Anvin" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Status of sendfile() + HIGHMEM References: <3C0577FF.3040209@zytor.com> <3C058875.1392B3AC@mandrakesoft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Return-Path: To: Jeff Garzik Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: Jeff Garzik wrote: > "H. Peter Anvin" wrote: > >>zeus.kernel.org is currently running with HIGHMEM turned off, since it >>crashed due to an unfortunate interaction between sendfile() and HIGHMEM >>-- this was using 2.4.10-ac4 or thereabouts. >> >>The current zeus.kernel.org has 1 GB of RAM, however, it looks like we're >>going to get a 6 GB machine donated. Clearly HIGHMEM is going to be >>necessary (still an x86 machine, unfortunately), and I wanted to ask if it >>was believed that these problems had been worked out... >> > > Get a 64-bit machine and forget about doing >32bits on a 32-bit machine > :) > You're right, of course. Unfortunately, beggars can't be choosers. :( -hpa -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/