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Date:      Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:48:52 -0700
From:      Paul Allen <pallen@donut.ugcs.caltech.edu>
To:        Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>
Cc:        freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: request for some information amd64 status
Message-ID:  <20051005014851.GV29713@philemon.async.caltech.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200510041724.37210.peter@wemm.org>
References:  <20050929184109.GE8586@philemon.async.caltech.edu> <200510041724.37210.peter@wemm.org>

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Peter,

What does this mean for the available address space of
32-bit programs?

Is the top of stack normally at 3GB or 4?

Where does one set MAXDSIZ, MAXSSIZ, etc for 32 bit programs
running under an amd64 kernel?

-Paul

>From Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>, Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 05:24:36PM -0700:
> On Thursday 29 September 2005 11:41 am, Paul Allen wrote:
> > 1) Is it possible to build 32-bit binaries yet?
> 
> Yes, but only if you're inside a 32 bit chroot or jail, or if you're 
> willing to go to a lot of pain with compiler flags and switches.
> 
> > 2) Is it possible to run a FreeBSD-4/386 jail inside an amd64
> >    environment?
> 
> Yes.  We do this at work, but I don't recall if there were changes 
> needed.
> 
> -- 
> Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com
> "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5



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