On 02/28/06 04:19:45PM +0100, Mad Props wrote: > Hi, > > i'm interested in whether it is possible to modify the Linux kernel so that > user applications can use the whole 4GB of virtual address space while the > kernel runs it's own AS. > > If yes, how complicated would that be ?? > > Thanks, > > Thomas
Yes it's possible and there have been patches posted on lkml that do that, but it incurrs a performance hit and it's usually easier just to get a 64-bit machine these days. Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
