Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux/IA-64 byte order | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 09 Mar 1999 10:31:57 +0100 |
| |
>>>>> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> writes:
Linus> On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Alan Cox wrote: >> Do you even know if the option about endianness is software ? For >> all I know it might be wired down. I don't care what endian we use >> 8)
Linus> I care, and it's going to be LE, simply because anything else Linus> is just asking for trouble with the x86 binary compatibility Linus> part.
I might be missing a point, but why do _we_ care that much about x86 compatibility? I see why M$ and others want it will all their closed source applications but for Linux it is just a matter of recompilation and that is what people really want to do. You say you care very little about kernel module binary compatibility, why do you suddenly care about compatibility of binary only user land applictions?
I do not say we should use one byte order or the other, I just don't see x86 binaries as a big reason reason for choosing one over the other.
Jes
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |