>The amd64 issue you raise is an interesting one. Something we should >care quite a bit about, actually. We already have computers with 4 GB of >RAM being a common thing. With 8 GB and more, 32-bit will be more and >more of a problem - and amd64 is the only really serious way forward. > >I don't know about OpenSolaris, does the 32-bit version handle >4GB of >RAM like Linux does, using PAE or similar technices? Nevertheless, those >kind of "solutions" will only be a kludge anyway and it only moves the >limit some year forward (I think someone said 32 GB is the limit with >PAE recently).
There's not "32 bit" vs "64 bit" OpenSolaris; there is only one Solaris. By default, the system will run the "biggest" kernel which fits; 64 bit kernel is used for amd64 systems. But OpenSolaris comes with both the 32 bit userland and the 64 bit userland; you can use both binaries on the system. OpenSolaris does support PAE; but a 64 bit kernel gives all and more advantages, including for 32 bit binaries. Casper _______________________________________________ gnusol-devel mailing list gnusol-devel@lists.sonic.net http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/gnusol-devel
