On 23/10/2007, Matthew Miller <mattdm(a)mattdm.org> wrote:
On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 10:54:35PM +0200, Laurent Rineau wrote:
> > We prefer 32bit on those platforms.
> What if I have a x86_64 platform and nevertheless want only a 64-bits kernel
> and almost all 32-bits apps?
Given the architecture constraints, why do you want that? Is this a real use
case that should be given serious consideration?
32-bit code for most platforms is smaller *and* uses less memory
(pointers at least being half the size). There is often a speed
penalty too.