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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] switch from 32bit opensuse to 64bit
From:       "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas () telefonica ! net>
Date:       2014-03-13 19:26:30
Message-ID: 53220666.4040800 () telefonica ! net
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On 2014-03-13 13:20, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> В Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:37:15 +0100
> "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> пишет:
> 
>>
>> But if this happens, it is bad coding. Programs do not need to use 64
>> bit variables just because they are available.
> 
> You have no choice with pointers.

My 86' assembler is very rusty, I worked more with the 68000. IIRC, you
could do "short jumps", in which the destination address was relative to
the current program counter.

I never remember what model Linux uses, but don't we have short jumps?

-- 
Cheers / Saludos,

		Carlos E. R.
		(from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)


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