On Thursday 27 Jan 2011 12:15:47 pm Mulyadi Santosa wrote: > On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 13:40, prabhu <prabhum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > No, because 32bit code will tell the datatype size and i think pointer > > variable depends on architecture. > > So 64 bit processor needs 64 address line to point the data location. So > > pointer variable needs to be 8 byte. > > Please don't top post and please use the new list address, ok? :) > > IMO, I second your opinion. And as addition, I think it's worth to > check /proc/cpuinfo too in "address sizes" field > > NB: I was thinking, if in x64, it is operating in full 32 bit mode > (not hybrid one), it is supposed to yield 32 bit address too, right? Why not simply use CPUID ? _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
