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On Wednesday 13 February 2008, KH wrote: |
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> why does |
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> #ls /usr/src/linux/arch/ |
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> show |
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> |
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> alpha/ blackfin/ h8300/ m32r/ mips/ ppc/ |
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> sh64/ um/ xtensa/ |
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> arm/ cris/ i386/ m68k/ parisc/ s390/ |
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> sparc/ v850/ |
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> avr32/ frv/ ia64/ m68knommu/ powerpc/ sh/ |
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> sparc64/ x86_64/ |
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> but not amd64? |
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You do. It's called x86_64 in kernel-speak :-) |
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gentoo calls it amd64 |
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These days the 32 and 64 bits x86 trees have been merged into one, |
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called x86. The vast majority of the trees were the same with a few |
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differences here and there so a merge was appropriate and easier to |
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maintain. 64 bit x86 is really just an extension of 32 bit in terms of |
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the C code, it certainly isn't, and doesn't warrant, a different arch |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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