At some point in the past, I wrote:
>> 64GB isn't getting any testing that I know of; I'd hold off until
>> someone's actually stood up and confessed to attempting to boot
>> Linux on such a beast. Or until I get some more RAM. =)
On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 11:36:15AM +0100, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> United Linux at least has tested this according to
> http://www.unitedlinux.com/en/press/pr111902.html
> Hardware functionality is exploited through advanced features such as
> large memory support for up to 64 GB of RAM
> so I'm sure Andrea's VM deals with it gracefully
I'm not convinced of grace even if I were to take it from this that it
were directly tested, which seems doubtful given the nature of the page.
This page sounds more like CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is an option.
And besides, the report is useless unless it's got actual technical
content and descriptions reported by an kernel hacker.
Bill
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