On 02/12/2011 01:10 PM, Florian Weimer wrote: > Why is the ia32 compatiblity kernel interface used?
Because there is no way in hell we're designing in a second compatibility ABI in the kernel (and it has to be a compatibility ABI, because of the pointer size difference.) -hpa -- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.