Re: 3.5+0.5GB user/kernel split - supported in EL-3.0??

Ramki Balasubramanian <ramkib-HKixBCOQz3hWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.redhat.taroon
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Thanks for the response! I have two followup questions.

On Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 05:11:37PM -0400, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Ramki Balasubramanian wrote:
> 
> > 	1. Is a non-PAE kernel available for use in RHEL-3.0?
> > 	the kernel rpms I see are all labeled "ent" and have the HIGHMEM64
> > 	turned on.
> Yes. Both the -boot kernel and the UP kernel don't have PAE.

We could really use CONFIG_SMP and HIGHMEM4G (not HIGHMEM64G),
but I'm assuming there's some rationale behind redhat not choosing
to have this option?

> > 	2. Is the 3.5GB/0.5GB patch compatible with redhat's kernel for
> > 	RHEL-3.0 release kernel version?
> 
> I bet you could fold it into the kernel source if you really
> really wanted, but obviously it won't be something that's
> going to be supported by Red Hat.
> 
> If you want more than 3GB address space for your programs,
> you can just use the 4/4 split kernel, which gives you a
> full 3.9 GB of program address space...

This was reported (earlier in this list) to have about 20-30%
penalty. What would be the best option for someone to keep
the > 3GB userspace access and minimize the penalty?

once again, thanks for your response!
Ramki (ramkib-HKixBCOQz3hWk0Htik3J/[email protected])
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