On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 09:23:48PM -0400, STeve Andre' wrote:
> On 04/04/11 19:59, Miod Vallat wrote:
> >>So, now that BIGMEM is up, what is the new max? are we talking TB?
> >>or is 8GB the new upper limit?
> >The limit of the number of vague questions for which there is only vague
> >answers is infinite.
> >
> >Which limit are you talking about? The limit of the number of open files
> >in the kernel? The limit of the number of distinct PCI busses in the
> >kernel? The limit of the number of distinct keys handled at the keyboard
> >driver level? The limit of profanity comments in the kernel source code?
> >
> >Miod
>
> I think the (first) question is how much memory can be addressed?
>
> --STeve Andre'
As vague as the first question. Addressing memory is done from a context.
-Otto
