[haiku-development] Re: x86_64 haiku build

  • From: PulkoMandy <pulkomandy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:46:34 +0200

> Appart wasting memory on page tables there are really few advantages on
> 64bits for a *desktop* OS today. Even OSX claims to be 64bit "from the
> bottom" while it actually still has a 32bit kernel that just happens to
> allow 64bit processes, so I heard...
>
> François.
>

There are some interesting feaures in the x86_64 architecture, like 8
more registers and some others in the FPU, execute disable bit...
Having more ram is not my problem :)

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