> Under the latest 2.1.x kernels under SMP:
> - what is the maximal amount of RAM that is supported? Can I run with 4G or
> even 8G?
1Gig by default, 2 if you build a kernel with a 2+2Gig setting
> - what is the maximal amount of swap space that is supported? Can I have more
> than 8 swap partitions and/or more than 128M-epsilon per swap partition?
8 swap partitions of 2Gig each
> - what is the maximal amount address space per process? Can I get 4G-epsilon?
3Gig with 1Gig max memory 2Gig with 2Gig max memory
> - can I get a Quad 8G Xeon, configure it with 8G of swap, and run four
> simultaneous 4G processes?
No. The intel cpus really don't cope very well with a situation where
process+physicalmemory > 4Gig. If you need 4Gig processes get an Alpha, and
you'll be a far happier man
