From what I've read there most distros don't enable PAE by default but instead have a separate kernel package to provide a PAE enabled kernel.
I'm still against including PAE by default into the kernel and don't really see big benefits in doing this. The way I see it Frugalware on x86 runs very well as it is today and this might cause problems which given the limited resources available could be a problem. In my opinion let's just leave it as it and worry about more important things. On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:42 PM, James Buren <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 06:26:05PM -0500, James Buren >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Would it be wise to enable PAE on i686 if it is not already done? Just a >>> thought of something for 1.5. >> >> What are your arguments for it? >> >> Here are mines against it: >> >> - it's slow >> - it affects systems where PAE is not needed >> - show me a system with 4G of RAM whose CPU is not 64bit-capable >> > > Supposedly, it is required to enable the NX bit on x86. On x86_64, it > isn't necessary. The NX bit is supposedly a "security feature". Here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_bit > > > _______________________________________________ > Frugalware-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-devel > _______________________________________________ Frugalware-devel mailing list [email protected] http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-devel
