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> 48 bit pointers (the current x86-64 pointer bit-width) For completeness: Linux supports 57-bit address space on x86-64: https://lwn.net/Articles/117749/ http
by jwilk 9y ago
> 48 bit pointers (the current x86-64 pointer bit-width)
For completeness: Linux supports 57-bit address space on x86-64: https://lwn.net/Articles/117749/ https://lwn.net/Articles/117749/
I don't know if there's any real hardware that supports this, though.
- jwilk 9y agoOops, wrong link. I meant this: https://lwn.net/Articles/717293/ https://lwn.net/Articles/717293/