linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.32-rc3: low mem - only 378MB on x86

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.01.0910060731190.3432@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Tue, 6 Oct 2009 07:35:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>
cc:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org>,
	Daniel J Blueman <daniel.blueman@...il.com>,
	Byron Stanoszek <bstanoszek@...time.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh@...itas.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.32-rc3: low mem - only 378MB on x86_32 with 64GB. Why?



On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Jeff Chua wrote:
> 
> First, have to compile gcc so that it can compile 64 bit kernel. That's a
> tough one!

It's supposed to be easier these days, but I guess distros don't compile 
in support for 64-bit mode by default. Just using another machine may be 
the simplest approach, if you have any 64-bit distro around.

		Linus
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