Re: Re: 64bit vs. 32bit
| From: | Micah Gersten | Date: | Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:32:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: 64bit vs. 32bit | ||
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Ross McKay wrote:
> You'll also use a little more RAM due to pointer and integer sizes.
> However, Linux will be able to address more RAM on a >3GB system.
>
Linux can already address all the RAM on a 32 bit system with PAE. The
advantage of 64 bit with regards to RAM is that a single process can
address more than 2.5 - 2.7 GB of RAM.
Thank you,
Micah Gersten
onShore Networks
Internal Developer
http://www.onshore.com