Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 03:26:14 -0800 From: Charles Henrich <henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu> To: dg@root.com Cc: Mats Dufberg <dufberg@sunet.se>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 1GB Memory? Message-ID: <19981127032614.48228@orbit.flnet.com> In-Reply-To: <199811271117.DAA00251@root.com>; from David Greenman on Fri, Nov 27, 1998 at 03:17:46AM -0800 References: <19981127025303.36309@orbit.flnet.com> <199811271117.DAA00251@root.com>
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On the subject of Re: 1GB Memory?, David Greenman stated:
> >D'oh! I knew those were there... I've been ignoring them out of habit
> >since FreeBSD 3.0 now correctly probes memory size... Apparently the
> >default probe doesnt set the max datasize to the max value however. Thanks
> >for pointing this out -- I think its time for bed now :)
>
> Uh, the maximum datasize is a per-process limit on virtual memory and has
> nothing to do with the amount of physical memory in the machine.
Good point, again I really ought to sleep. Technically wouldnt it be accurate
to say that the maxdsize should be the amount of physical memory plus the
amount of swap available?
-Crh
Charles Henrich Manex Visual Effects henrich@flnet.com
http://orbit.flnet.com/~henrich
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