Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Byte article - 64 bit Unix | Date | Sun, 27 Oct 1996 00:56:53 +0100 (BST) |
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> I think we need to distinguish a few things about 64 bit OS's... > > Does the user address space have 64 bit addressability? > Do file offsets have 64 bit addressability? > Does the CPU do 64 bit arithmetic? > Do memory move and copy routines use 64 bit at a time? > > The first two directly enable a leap to larger applications, but > the latter two just provide some increment in performance. > > How does Linux compare vs these quesitons?
YES YES YES and YES
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