Michael Banck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Anything to do with the ability to mix-and-match 32 and 64-bit code in this >> processors? > > Yes.
Is there a reason for mixing 32 and 64 bits ? Isn't it just a feature included in the processor because other proprietary operating systems (and all the software) cannot be changed fastly to 64 bits ? Why don't we consider the x86-64 as beeing a 64-bits-only architecture ? Cheers, Thomas -- PETAZZONI Thomas - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - UIN : 34937744 http://www.enix.org/~thomas/ KOS: http://kos.enix.org/ - Lolut: http://lolut.utbm.info Fingerprint : 0BE1 4CF3 CEA4 AC9D CC6E 1624 F653 CB30 98D3 F7A7
