On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 apmailist@free.fr wrote:
> That was for the default model , 2 other models are available :
> 32-bit Large Memory Model
> The large memory model is selected by specifing -bmaxdata:0xN0000000, where N
> may be 1-8. This allocates N memory segments for user data and also allows the
> user stack to completely occupy a segment. The maximum number of segments that
> can be used for user data is 8.
Looks reasonable.
> 32-bit Very Large Memory Model
> The very large memory model is selected by specifing -bmaxdata:0xN0000000/DSA,
> where N may be 1-8. This allocates upto 8 memory segments for user data, but
> the segments are allocated dynamically. In AIX 5.2 the maximum number of
> segments increases to 10 with the stack having its own segment, or 13 if the
> stack segment is shared with shared library text and data. Under AIX 5.1
> (current version running on p690) the limit is the same as for large memory
> model, 8.
Not much difference are there?
Pick one.
The whole segmenting business is confusing. Why should applications need
to be built specifying these details? Why not simply have the kernel and
dynamic linker decide based on OS set limits like all other OS:es?
> 64-bit Memory Model
Overkill for Squid, and changes things a bit too much generally.
Regards
Henrik
Received on Fri Aug 20 2004 - 16:57:58 MDT
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