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Cc: gnn@freebsd.org, Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@pbxpress.com>,
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Subject: Re: Is it possible to debug an AMD kernel on Intel
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"Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> writes:
> Also can we do what the rest of the world does and refer to it as
> x86_64 or 64-bit intel?

That really depends on your definition of "the rest of the world".

There were good reasons for choosing "amd64" at the time, and there are
good reasons not to change now; it would be extremely disruptive.

DES
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