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Porting Linux Software to the IA64 Platform

Posted by Hemos on from the hey-now-get-yer-port-on dept.

axehind writes "In this Byte.com article, Dr Moshe Bar explains some of the differences between IA32 and IA64. He also explains some things to watch out for when porting applications to the IA64 architecture."

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  1. Re:Why can't i386 assembler be used? by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Interesting

    " isn't one of the selling points of Itanium its backward i386 compatibility?"

    If I remember clearly, the 386 instructions are interpreted instead of being on the chip. That means that those instructions will execute alot slower. It would work, but it wouldnt work well. Its nice because you could transition to IA 64 now and wait for the new software to arrive.

    Personally, I dont think that selling point is that worthwhile, but Ill let Intel do their marketing without me.

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