my first impression was that x32 can be better than x86_64 ABI for things like a sabayon desktop profile where true > 4 GiB of real RAM requirements per program is a rara avis and used only for sabayon server profiles ... i mean, how many programs really need so much ram? video editing? insane gimp sessions of image manipulations?
x32 look like can handle huge data chunks > 4 GiB when code pointers is restrained to < 4 GiB using memory segments bits shuffling ... this way only few program and working scenarios really need true x84_64 mode, with realtime access to huge memory chunks, and that means for 99% of cases x32 ABI is enough and an better target that x86_64 ... but look like a false impression ... so, is a dead end ... ======================================= linux is free, but needed expertise to use this little beast is a personal, time consuming, continuous accumulation of knowledge and wasted time can not be rolled back no matter how much money you have selling free software can not bring to you too much money, but USING free software you can make a lot of money like Google ... or IBM your little help to free software development does not bring to you any money but can help you use it more efficiently, so you can make more money ... meanwhile, other users of that little free software program, using your contribution can make more money! nobody loses anything, all those who know how to use a free software program, in continuous evolution, wins registered linux user #352479 2012/6/24 Fabio Erculiani <[email protected]> > On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Fabio Erculiani <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We're not going to support x32 ABI. > > +the > > > -- > Fabio Erculiani > >
