Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!husc6!linus!philabs!prls!mips!mash From: mash@mips.UUCP (John Mashey) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Questions about max size of text segment Message-ID: <506@winchester.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 06:51:32 EDT Article-I.D.: winchest.506 Posted: Thu Jul 9 06:51:32 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jul-87 04:16:26 EDT References: <2294@calmasd.GE.COM> <349@forbrk.UUCP> Reply-To: mash@winchester.UUCP (John Mashey) Distribution: world Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 19 In article <349@forbrk.UUCP> mats@forbrk.UUCP (Mats Wichmann) writes: >In article <2294@calmasd.GE.COM> jjo@calmasd.UUCP (Jay Olson) writes: >>Can anyone shed some light on the factors affecting the maximum size of >>the text segment on various versions of Unix, particularly Ultrix and >>Sun Unix? 1) In general, UNIX linkers haven't had to face really large executables, and they tend to break, whether by actual sizes, or numbers or relocation entries, or symbol table entries, etc. In particular, if you take some of the typical codes that have existed for years on big CDC machines and try to put them on typical micro UNIXes, bad things happen. 2) Virtual memory image sizes need pushing also; I don't know how much is enough. I do know 32MB of code and 128MB of data ISN'T enough! -- -john mashey DISCLAIMER:UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mips!mash OR mash@mips.com DDD: 408-991-0253 or 408-720-1700, x253 USPS: MIPS Computer Systems, 930 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94086