linux-kernel - Re: [patch] mtrr: fix issues with large addresses

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Date:	Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:53:30 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	"Siddha, Suresh B" <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc:	Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, discuss@...-64.org,
	Richard Gooch <rgooch@...e-mbox.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] mtrr: fix issues with large addresses

On Monday 05 February 2007 23:50, Siddha, Suresh B wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 06:19:59PM +0100, Andreas Herrmann wrote:
> > o added check to restrict base address to 36 bit on i386
> 
> Why is this? It can go upto implemented physical bits, right?

In theory it can, but Linux doesn't support it.

-Andi 
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