Re: Kernel vs user memory

[sidc7]

Thanks for the help, makes things a lot clearer


H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> sidc7 wrote:
>> One last question, which one of the two lowmem or highmem kernel is most
>> commonly used on contemporary linux boxes. I am guessing highmem kernel ?
>> 
>> Thanks for the quick replies, helped a lot
> 
> For PCs, 32 bit is generally highmem, and 64 bits is lowmem.  Most
> embedded systems are lowmem.
> 
> 	-hpa
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