On 05/24/2011 05:37 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote: > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:49, Nat Gross <nat101l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> So, the question is. Is it still advisable to go 32 bit due to >> stability (say Flash), or can I gain performance and have 99% >> stability with 64 bit F 15? > > Well guess what? 64 bit code is bigger (bigger pointers) and thus > slower, because CPU cache is less effective, with bigger code. > > ItÂs all neatly explained here: > > http://su.pr/23Ic43 Well, we can all write blogs, but that's wrong IMO. Ever since Compressed OOPs became the default there's no big advantage to running 32-bit Java, at least on HotSpot. To be generous, they seem to be talking about IBM's JIT and AIX, where the tradeoffs may be different. Andrew. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines