>>>>> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:23:57 -0800, Richard Harke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> said:
Richard> On Thursday 27 January 2005 11:16, David Mosberger wrote: >> The IA-32 Execution Layer (IA-32 EL) is available for download >> from Intel: >> http://www.intel.com/software/products/opensource/opsys/IA32-EL/ Richard> What is the significance of this software? That is, just Richard> what does it do? I recall that I installed the x86 Richard> binaries of Openoffice.org some time ago and they worked Richard> fine. It's a just-in-time binary translator which translates x86 instructions into ia64 instructions. It also does the x86 syscall emulation all in user-land. With ia32el enabled, the x86 hardware built into the Itanium and Itanium 2 chips won't be used at all and due to its built-in optimizer, ia32el may run programs significantly faster than the hardware translator (though some programs also may run slower). >From my perspective, another nice benefit is that it lets you turn off CONFIG_IA32_SUPPORT, giving you a significantly smaller kernel and thereby reducing the number of potential security holes. --david -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
