On 11/25/13 15:15 , Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 25 November 2013 17:11:44 Dave Cole did opine: > >> What is the advantage of using a 64 bit version of Linux for LinuxCNC? >> >> Dave > > Likely nothing except a couple microseconds poorer latency. But for the > desktop, its huge, and I wouldn't have to reboot to a kernel that doesn't > see but 3g of the 8g in this machine just to play with the sim mode. To me > thats huge.
Note that sim builds of LinuxCNC work fine on 64-bit systems. It's only realtime builds that currently require the unified-build branch and the Xenomai or RT-Preempt kernel to run on 64-bit. -- Sebastian Kuzminsky ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shape the Mobile Experience: Free Subscription Software experts and developers: Be at the forefront of tech innovation. Intel(R) Software Adrenaline delivers strategic insight and game-changing conversations that shape the rapidly evolving mobile landscape. Sign up now. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=63431311&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
