* on the Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 01:56:10PM +0100, Erwann Abalea wrote: > On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Peter Keel wrote: > > Uh-uh.. And this of course gets worse with 64bit, and the 32bit-wide > > instructions won't help either? So in fact, I'm like struggling > > with some (640kb or around) memory-limit of lilo in the old times? > > Only that this isn't the magical "bill-gates-says-640k-is-enough" > > barrier but something else (the magical "david-s-miller-says-3mb- > > is-enough"-barrier?? ;)))? Is it the firmware which does this, or > > is this a hardware-barrier (like "IC too small")? > > David Miller is not the author of the SUN firmware.
I know. ;) > This limit is imposed by the OBP. So, not by the hardware itself, but by the OBP. Interesting.. Regards Peter -- Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin