Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:35:24 +0200 From: Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl> To: David Southwell <david@vizion2000.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core Message-ID: <4A798A9C.7010201@mapper.nl> In-Reply-To: <200908051414.49468.david@vizion2000.net> References: <200908051414.49468.david@vizion2000.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] David Southwell wrote: > Hi every one > > My understanding is that one uses the amd64 for building a kernel for systems > with Intel Quad Core processors. > > It is helpful when naming conventions follow a logical strand. I mean why does > freebsd use a single manufacturer's name to represent a genre? > > David > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > One would use the amd64 version of FreeBSD on 64-bit platforms (apart from the itanium platforms). the amd64 or x86-64 instuction set has been designed by amd, which called it amd64. Intel implemented amd's design in their EM64T or "Intel 64" instruction set, which is compatible with amd's implementation(mostly IS amd's implementation). As such, amd64 is as valid a platform name as IA64(or Itanium) is. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkp5ip8ACgkQN9xNqOOVnWBm7QCfZHQ4ZyOP5AuhQSixpyYwsNdP B0UAnjwkqUhRcZtPJc4xr0E6FcfMHUS9 =zlSN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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