Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:20:03 +0100 From: Mike Bristow <mike@urgle.com> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> Cc: rebehn@ant.uni-bremen.de, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Another whirl with FreeBSD Message-ID: <20061012162003.GA56821@wafer.urgle.com> In-Reply-To: <200610111113.k9BBDRV3086345@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <452C8725.3070502@ant.uni-bremen.de> <200610111113.k9BBDRV3086345@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Wed, Oct 11, 2006 at 01:13:27PM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote: > Heinrich Rebehn wrote: > > > [i386 vs. amd64] > > Overhead ?? Would this mean that the 64 bit version will run slower? > > It depends. Most applications will run somewhat faster, > but there are cases where you might get a small slow-down. [snip] Doesn't the increased number of registers available when running amd64 really, really help when compared with the traditionally register-starved i386? I'm certainly of the opinion that plumping for amd64 over i386 is a sensible default. -- I don't play The Game - it's for five-year-olds with delusions of adulthood.
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