PAE kernel and 4GB of memory

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I am looking for a definitive answer to the question of where the PAE kernels become useful. I have seen various articles that mention needing PAE kernels if you have more then 4GB of physical memory in a 32-bit processor environment. I have also seen statements that say you need them if you have 4GB or more of memory. Now which is right? Also, even if you need a PAE kernel because the last few bytes are not addressable when you have exactly 4GB is this useful or is the trade off of larger page tables and pages going to eat any benefit of being able to address these few bytes and if so when does the PAE kernel become useful?

Howard.

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