>From the wikipedia entry on NX bit: Also note that it is used only with Physical Address Extension (PAE) page table format, because the x86's original 32-bit page table format has no bit 63 and therefore no bit to disable/enable execution.
> 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 > _______________________________________________ Frugalware-devel mailing list [email protected] http://frugalware.org/mailman/listinfo/frugalware-devel
