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From: ianj@sequent.UUCP (Ian Johnstone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent
Subject: Re: 16MB limit in Dynix 2.1.1
Message-ID: <35763@sequent.UUCP>
Date: 26 May 90 18:41:45 GMT
References: <24@lysator.liu.se>
Reply-To: ianj@crg2.UUCP (Ian Johnstone)
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Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc
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In article <24@lysator.liu.se> pen@lysator.liu.se (Peter Eriksson) writes:
>
>Is it possible to change any parameter and rebuild the Dynix 2.1.1
>kernel so that the 16MB user memory limit can be set to 256MB? We're
>having some trouble with gcc getting a "virtual memory exhausted" error
>when doing an optimized compile on some of it's large sources...
>
>The machine is a Balance 8000, with 12 cpu:s and 10MB of memory.
>

Peter the limitation isn't with the OS it is with the NS32032 chipset
that is used in hte balance series.
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Ian Johnstone				uunet!sequent!ianj
Sequent Computer Systems		503-626-5700
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