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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Denis [mailto:denis.che@×××××.com] |
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> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:32 PM |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Semi OT: 64 bit processors, the |
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> Linux Kernel, and x86 Gentoo. |
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> > > What makes the difference between a 64 bit kernel, and a 32 bit |
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> > > kernel? |
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> > |
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> > Use of 64-bit machine code [*], particularly instructions that make |
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> > use of 64-bit native[**] registers[***]. |
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> Is there any slowdown for the 64-bit set-up when it has to |
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> run 32-bit software? |
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> Aside from not having the 64-bit Flash for Firefox, are most |
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> popular packages in Gentoo portage 64-bit compatible? |
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A lot of the AMD64 packages are masked as unstable. |
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There are a lot of stable packages, but there are enough unstable ones |
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to be a pain. When things are masked, there is a reason. For instance, |
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the reason that Blender is masked, is because it does messed up things |
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to the save files in the AMD64 version. |
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With any luck, by the time I build my next real machine, many of the |
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issues will be resolved. :P AMD64 is a popular architecture, so it |
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has a lot of people stomping bugs. ^_^ |
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