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Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org>,
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Subject: Re: Is there any way to increase the KVM?
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Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> That's great to hear, but the point I've made regarding kmem_size not
> being able to extend past 2GB (on i386 and amd64) still stands.  I've
> looked at the code myself, in attempt to figure out where the actual
> limitation is, and the code is beyond my understanding.

IIRC, it's a hardware limitation.  Search the archives for "kmem_size"
and my name for a full explanation.

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