-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/04/07 12:53, Andrew J. Barr wrote: > On 8/4/07, Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have a Core2 Duo on which I am running a 686 kernel (from Debian >> unstable). It has 1GB of memory >> >> I am wondering two things >> >> a) What are the pros and cons in switching to 64 bit mode? >> - Is it faster? > > Yes. Unlike true 64-bit architectures like PowerPC, there is a penalty > for executing 32 bit code on amd64/em64t processors.
Penalty? Absolutely fscking not!!!! The A64 processes 32 bit code at a similar speed to "regular" Athlon CPUs. > This is why the > amd64 port of Debian has an all 64-bit user land, whereas other 64-bit > ports of Linux and other operating systems generally have mostly a > 32-bit user land and compile only applications that would benefit for > 64-bit. > - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGtMl5S9HxQb37XmcRAjzoAJ4x8X59ymK8SjExPbBZzPwgDQMYygCgx4Za Nk/L+s4d7bUzlP5kwq2DrdQ= =omH0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
