> > I had to re-compile the kernel to map the RAM above 1GB. > > ...on one machine with 4 Xeons, 4.5GB RAM.
Did you also enable PAE mode for 36-bit addressing? Technically you're only seeing 4.2 Gb (2^32) on that Xeon box even with highmem enabled, right? Or would the drawbacks of larger VM tables outweigh having the additional 0.3 Gb of memory? Tyler ____________________________ Tyler F. Creelan College of Engineering Oregon State University On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, David De Graff wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick Cheong Shu Yang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 6:01 PM > Subject: Enterprise Kernel > > > > Hi all, > > > > It's been awhile since I last wrote to the list. Anyway, let's get down > > to it... > > > > > > I work at a securities firm (securities as in stock market). Most, if > > not all, of our backoffice systems run on Linux (some M$, Solaris and > > HP-UX). The majority of the Linux installs are RH 7.x whilst the > > remaining are Debian :-). As most of the machines installed are > > enterprise-class boxes i.e. 4 Xeon CPUS, 4GB RAM, >72GB HDD, Gigabit > > NICs, etc., the default kernels shipped in Potato/Woody may not be built > > to meet the needs of these machines. E.g. The default kernels shipped > > were not compiled to map RAM above 1GB....as I recently discovered when > > I ran top and free on one machine with 4 Xeons, 4.5GB RAM and 36.4GB > > mirrored hardisks. > > > > I had to re-compile the kernel to map the RAM above 1GB. Are there plans > > to include kernels compiled/built for the enterprise in mind...this > > would surely help in making Debian the choice of distribution when it > > comes to the enterprise...maybe calling it > > kernel-image-2.4.18-868-smp-enterprise or something... > > > > Thoughts anyone? > > > > > > -- > > Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]