From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 26 00:33:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3C4637B401 for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from obsecurity.dyndns.org (adsl-67-115-75-1.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [67.115.75.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5744743F3F for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kris@obsecurity.org) Received: from rot13.obsecurity.org (rot13.obsecurity.org [10.0.0.5]) by obsecurity.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3250B66B9B for ; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by rot13.obsecurity.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1D21E82D; Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:34 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:34 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway To: ia64@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20030426073334.GA85139@rot13.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Subject: InformationWeek: Intel Sees A 32-Bit Hole In Itanium X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 07:33:35 -0000 --YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=9300072 In a move to protect its investment in the 64-bit Itanium processor family, Intel is working with operating-system makers to deliver a software emulator for 32-bit apps. Intel, Microsoft, and several Linux developers plan to make IA-32 Execution Layer available in the operating-system software during the second half of this year. IA-32 Execution Layer will take 32-bit code and convert it to 64-bit code that the Itanium processor can run, an Intel spokeswoman says. Intel expects the software to boost the performance of 32-bit code running on Itanium to roughly equivalent to that of a 1.5-GHz Xeon processor. [...] Is this something that FreeBSD can/should get involved with? Kris --YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+qjZNWry0BWjoQKURAua0AKD40H3P2ILzv21GgrQ8cr0ZNZdKcQCgr9gM bL695AsyKFdNhpsQpJk4h/g= =14cF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK--