Isn't Xeon5110 64bit? Maybe you could just put a 64 bit OS in you box.
Also, take a look at http://www.spack.org/wiki/LinuxRamLimits
--
Walter
Isart Montane wrote:
> I've got a dual Xeon. Here you are my cpuinfo. I've read the limit on
> a 2.6linux kernel is 4GB on user space and 4GB for kernel... that's
> why I asked
> if there's any way to reach 4GB per process.
>
> Thanks anyway :(
>
> cat /proc/cpuinfo
> processor : 0
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 15
> model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5110 @ 1.60GHz
> stepping : 6
> cpu MHz : 1596.192
> cache size : 4096 KB
> physical id : 0
> siblings : 2
> core id : 0
> cpu cores : 2
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 10
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
> constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx tm2 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
> bogomips : 3194.21
>
> processor : 1
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 15
> model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5110 @ 1.60GHz
> stepping : 6
> cpu MHz : 1596.192
> cache size : 4096 KB
> physical id : 0
> siblings : 2
> core id : 1
> cpu cores : 2
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 10
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
> constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx tm2 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
> bogomips : 3192.09
>
> processor : 2
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 15
> model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5110 @ 1.60GHz
> stepping : 6
> cpu MHz : 1596.192
> cache size : 4096 KB
> physical id : 3
> siblings : 2
> core id : 0
> cpu cores : 2
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 10
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
> constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx tm2 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
> bogomips : 3192.13
>
> processor : 3
> vendor_id : GenuineIntel
> cpu family : 6
> model : 15
> model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5110 @ 1.60GHz
> stepping : 6
> cpu MHz : 1596.192
> cache size : 4096 KB
> physical id : 3
> siblings : 2
> core id : 1
> cpu cores : 2
> fdiv_bug : no
> hlt_bug : no
> f00f_bug : no
> coma_bug : no
> fpu : yes
> fpu_exception : yes
> cpuid level : 10
> wp : yes
> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
> cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm
> constant_tsc pni monitor ds_cpl vmx tm2 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
> bogomips : 3192.12
>
> On Nov 9, 2007 9:26 AM, Norberto Meijome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:03:01 -0300
>> "Isart Montane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I've read there's a kernel limitation for a 32 bits architecture of 2Gb
>>> per process, and i just wanna know if anybody knows an alternative to
>>> get a new 64bits server.
>>>
>> You don't say what CPU you have. But the 32 bit limit is real (it's an
>> architecture issue, not a kernel limitation...). You could try running
>> several servers on different ports, each managing part of your index, each
>> up to 2 GB RAM - but you may be pushing your CPU / disks too much and hit
>> other issues - try and see how it goes.
>>
>> If I were you, i'd seriously look into getting a new (64 bit) server .
>> B
>>
>> _________________________
>> {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome
>>
>> "Too bad ignorance isn't painful."
>> Don Lindsay
>>
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>>
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