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Re: max memory
- From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:19:18 -0500
- Subject: Re: max memory
- References: <000a01cbb58a$2ce4fd70$86aef850$@leinonen@wipsl.com> <20110117061117.GA3699@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <4D3CFC08.3010704@tlinx.org>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 08:11:52PM -0800, Linda Walsh wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> Cygwin only uses as much memory as the OS gives it. It can't
>> use a full 2048MB for the heap.
>----
>
>Using the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE flag would allow cygwin to access
>up to a full 4GB of memory under Win7-64.
>
>Wouldn't that give enough to Cygwin to allow it to give more to the
>heap?
No.
cgf
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