Re: Question about Endian Order

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Hello,

On Jan 23, 2008 9:37 AM, Li Xiaodong <lixd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Vichy,
>
> To q1,
>
> I think the memory contents should be (on Linux):

I think you are mistaken here. The endianness is not a property of the
operating system, but rather a property of the processor you are
running on. Linux runs both on little endian (like x86) as on big
endian processors. Some processors can even run as little endian and
as big endian, where you can choose which one you want by executing a
certain instruction or writing to a certain register.

Thomas

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