> Stack size was only a problem for the 32 bit OS and not 64 bit. If one
> is dealing with a terabyte or more of data, I don't see them using a 32 bit
> OS.
Huh;
/dev/mapper/Raid5-Media
3.3T 3.1T 216G 94% /Media
% uname -sr
Linux 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5PAE
> I really don't see any really good reasons for using anything but 64 bit
> any more, if the hardware supports it.
I don't find the RedHat 32bit/64bit split to be as clean as it should be
(definitely messy when compared to Solaris). When it comes to needing to
install 32bit and 64bit versions of the same program (eg perl 'cos you
only have 32bit binary libraries from vendors) it gets a little hairy.
And then Oracle really starts to get antsy on you.
As a result, when I first installed CentOS 5 I stuck with 32bit because
it was more stable. After all, my memory footprint is only around
200Mb on this machine; the rest is cache!
--
rgds
Stephen