Kevin D. Kissell wrote: [snip] > > An Kernel with 64bit addresses is less compact and likely to run slower. > > OTOH, a 64bit Kernel has certainly some hack value. :-) > > Note that the 5Kc is one of the new generation of MIPS64 parts > that can enable 64-bit integer and floating point instructions without > requiring that 64-bit addressing also be enabled in the kernel. Sorry, but I can't see what's new here. AFAICS this possibility existed already in MIPS III. > Making Linux kernel support for this capability available is > one of the things that we're working on. But it's not there yet. I know. :-) Thiemo
