On Thu, Jul 24, 2003, Terry Lambert wrote: > Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > > for i386 it would be an alternate name for fuword32() and suword32() > > > I'm not sure what it would be on other architectures.... > > > > fuword64 and suword64. PowerPC is like i386. > > PPC 970 explicitly supports mixed mode programming between user > and kernel, as do most other 64 bit processors, in order to support > legacy applications. > > It's actually unlikely that IBM will ever release enough documentation > to get a full 64 bit Linux running on a PPC 970, let alone FreeBSD, > and that you will be stuck with a 32 bit kernel that runs 64 bit apps, > and which talks to IBM's internal undocumented glue on the bottom end > while running in a virtual environment, such that the interfaces to > that glue are not exposed in the source code they publish. Will any releases of MacOS X have the "full 64 bit" code? Will Darwin ever be released with the "full 64 bit" code? Adrian -- Adrian Chadd <angryskul> learning is bad <adrian_at_FreeBSD.org> <angryskul> it just makes the people around you dumber (angryskul == alfred_at_irc) <angryskul> :(Received on Thu Jul 24 2003 - 21:12:57 UTC
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