http://lists.danga.com/pipermail/memcached/2007-August/004956.html
As far as this list is concerned, if you run a 32-bit Linux OS,
memcached can only use 2GB of memory for the entire process. That
includes the memory needed for connections. If you run a 64-bit Linux
OS, you do not have this limit . A limit exists, but there is no current
hardware available that can reach the mathematical limit.
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Brian Moon
Senior Developer
note: from envykok
32-bit OS : memcached memoery <=2G
64-bit OS : can be >2G