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From: Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Are We Back to the "Wars" Now ?
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:27:25 +0000
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Rich <rich@example.invalid> writes:
> 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:
>>   But you're still limited to the amount of RAM the system can 
>>   access.
>
> Not with a pipe or FIFO, which is what is being discussed above.
>
> The amount of data you can transfer over a pipe is not in any way 
> limited by system memory size or any other system imposed limits.

Quite. I’m not sure why this discussion has restarted but it was clear
from last time round that some of the participants don’t know what a
pipe is, and aren’t particularly interested in finding out.

>>   These days that's probably a LOT - but might NOT be,
>>   esp for 'embedded' type boards like the older PIs,
>>   BBBs and such. Never assume the user has essentially
>>   infinite RAM.
>
> The system will not have infinite RAM.  You can transfer infinite data
> over a pipe (although it will take a while to reach infinity).

I think I’d use a slightly weaker term than ‘infinite’, something will
put an upper bound on it, even if it’s the heat death of the universe.

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