FS#20338 - [kernel26] PAE Kernel
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Arch Linux
Opened by Leo Borealis (Architect) - Monday, 02 August 2010, 03:19 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Wednesday, 04 August 2010, 07:36 GMT
Opened by Leo Borealis (Architect) - Monday, 02 August 2010, 03:19 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Wednesday, 04 August 2010, 07:36 GMT
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I have a some kind of binary software for linux 32-bit (no
64 bit version, no sources. Yes I know about lib32, but this
is a workaround IMHO.) and PC with 6GB of RAM. And IMHO it
can be very useful if an linux kernel compiled with PAE
support appears in repository.
Sorry for posting this here (this is not a bug, I know...) and sorry for my english. |
This task depends upon
Closed by Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Wednesday, 04 August 2010, 07:36 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Additional comments about closing: We're not going to maintain another kernel for a very small minority of users.
Wednesday, 04 August 2010, 07:36 GMT
Reason for closing: Won't implement
Additional comments about closing: We're not going to maintain another kernel for a very small minority of users.
You could have marked it as a feature request.
Some people would like to have -ck kernel, others want a monolithic one - there's AUR and unofficial repos to suit their needs.
Personally I use a custom kernel with PAE enabled in 32 bits (4G, 512M mapped over 4G physical address space). I prefer over 64 bit kernel, to avoid using bounce buffers (an IOMMU) for 32 bit PCI-DMA transfers that in my case is done via AMD GART. What is bad with this? Well if some drivers (sata, ethernet, video, etc) lacks memory reserved for IOMMU: data corruption.