Re: bloat tolerance?
I don't quite understand the issue.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Albert D. Cahalan" <acahalan@cs.uml.edu>
To: "Ross Vumbaca" <rossv1@optushome.com.au>
Cc: "Albert D. Cahalan" <acahalan@cs.uml.edu>;
<debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:02 AM
Subject: Re: bloat tolerance?
> >> This is kind of a survey for PowerPC Linux users.
> >> Is it OK to make 32-bit PowerPC apps bigger and
> >> slower to allow for running them on IBM's 64-bit
> >> hardware? This would hurt everyone running Linux
> >> on a Mac.
> >
> > 32 bit PowerPC Linux is not exclusive to the Mac. It is run
> > on PowerPC ATX boards too, which are nothing like a Mac.
>
> Yeah, I know, but that isn't the popular choice.
> I once had 32-bit PowerPC Linux running on the
> Force PowerCore 6750 VME and an even more exotic
> embedded supercomputer node. Never mind though...
>
> The point is, normal 32-bit systems are getting hurt
> because apps are being asked to support 64-bit kernels
> with the same binary.
>
> What do you think? Should the apps do this?
> If yes, then what if the cost was 40% bloat?
> What about 70% bloat? What if %CPU is 3x worse?
> At what point do you draw the line?
>
>
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