Covalent And Redhat Developing 64 bit Apache

ruiner5000 writes "Well it is official. AMD has just sent out a press release announcing that Covalent and Redhat are developing a 64 bit version of Apache. "Covalent is developing 64-bit compatibility because we believe the upcoming AMD Opteron processor-based server systems will deliver superior performance and reliability for our easy-to-install Apache project server software," said Mark Douglas, senior vice president of engineering, Covalent Technologies. "Compatibility is essential, and we are cooperatively working to ensure optimal performance with the upcoming AMD Opteron processors." "

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Advantage to 64bits

[DrZaius]

What is the advantage to running a 64bit web server? From what I've heard and read, pointers are still pointers and registers are still registers. I don't really see any area where a normal webserver would benefit.

In the webservers I run, most of the data that gets delivered is pretty small and most of the mathematically calculations can be done well within 32bits.

Am I an ignorant fool?