Python & 64-Bit Linux: Using >4 GB of Memory?
I'd like use more than 4 GB of memory for a single python process. Is this possible with a 64-bit processor? I'm using a Woodcrest processor, which I presume supports 64-bit addressing. I've installed the "hugemem" kernel distribute by Red Hat. Yet my Python processes get terminated upon using 4 GB of memory (system has 8 GB). What can be done?
Below are some stats about the computer. Thank you for any help.
Linux dev2.metaglossa ry.com 2.6.9-42.0.10.ELhugem em #1 SMP Fri Feb 16 17:30:23 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[jeff@dev2 supporting]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5130 @ 2.00GHz
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 1995.021
cache size : 4096 KB
...<repeats 4 times, for each core>
[jeff@dev2 supporting]$ python --version
Python 2.5
Below are some stats about the computer. Thank you for any help.
Linux dev2.metaglossa ry.com 2.6.9-42.0.10.ELhugem em #1 SMP Fri Feb 16 17:30:23 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[jeff@dev2 supporting]$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 15
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5130 @ 2.00GHz
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 1995.021
cache size : 4096 KB
...<repeats 4 times, for each core>
[jeff@dev2 supporting]$ python --version
Python 2.5
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