2.6.31 kernel

[Jim March]

>>To put things back on firm earth and on-topicness... Why on earth would
Linus even waste his time on trying to get this much memory addressed in the
kernel? What is the rational behind it, besides being a publicity stunt?<<

It ensures Linux maintains dominance in supercomputing, and yeah, that
IS a publicity stunt...but what's wrong with that as long as it
doesn't hurt lesser systems?