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Subject: malloc() over 4Gb
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Hi. Could someone clarify whether or not it's possible to malloc() and mmap()
chunks of memory > 4Gb in size using FreeBSD/AMD64 and that FreeBSD/AMD64
isn't susceptible to the 4Gb process boundary that 32-bit OSs are restricted by?

Thanks in advance!

A.

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