Re: TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE & stack location

Martin J. Bligh (mbligh@aracnet.com)
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:06:23 -0700


>> 128Mb of it? The bottom page, or even a few Mb, sure ...
>> but 128Mb seems somewhat excessive ..
>>
>>
> Considering that your process space is 4gig, and that that 128Mb doesn't
> really exist anywhere (no RAM, no page table entries, nothing), it's
> really not excessive.

I need the virtual space.

> If you're so strapped for process space that you
> need that extra 128Mb, then you probably shouldn't be using a 32-bit
> processor.

Point me at a cheap 32 cpu 64-bit machine. Market realities dicate
otherwise.

M.

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