can only allocate ~404 GB on a 512 GB machine ?

[Martin Vogt]

Martin Vogt wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I just checked OpenSuSE 11.2 Live CD.
> The precompiled binary can allocate 450 GB.
> OpenSuSE 11.2 comes with glibc 2.10.
> 
> Is there a workaround to get the same on glibc 2.9?
> (I'm assuming now its glibc, not the kernel)

ok,

a SuSE 11.1 installer (initrd) can allocate 450gb too.
Now its looks not like a kernel/glibc problem at all.

More like a config option or some patches.
(Only to let you know)

regards,

Martin