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On 3/1/10 7:24 AM, "Edward Capriolo" <edlinuxguru@gmail.com> wrote:
> u14 added support for the 64bit compressed memory pointers which
> seemed important due to the fact that hadoop can be memory hungry. u15
> has been stable in our deployments. Not saying you should not go
> newer, but I would not go older then u14.

How are the compressed memory pointers working for you?  I've been debating
turning them on here, so real world experience would be useful from those
that have taken plunge.