Re: Debian for x86-64 (AMD Opteron)
Michael Banck <mbanck@debian.org> 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
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