On 21 June 2012 18:19, Mike Pall <mike-1206@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Coda Highland wrote: >> > If mmap() doesn't honor hints, then you're basically out of luck. >> > The low-4GB requirement is deeply ingrained in the VM. >> >> The hacker curiosity wants to know: How ingrained is it? > > It affects all data structures, the TValue layout, the frame > links, the assembler parts of the interpreter, the IR, the JIT > compiler, the assembler backends, the FFI. tl;dr: the whole VM. > > --Mike > Is this something that could be somewhat alleviated with the new GC? Eventually leading to a compile time option or such?