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I remember that many years ago there was a push for the x32 ABI[0] that could, in theory, use less RAM in a 64-bit machine. I also remember that I tried to comp
by haolez 2y ago
I remember that many years ago there was a push for the x32 ABI[0] that could, in theory, use less RAM in a 64-bit machine. I also remember that I tried to compile Chromium with this ABI enabled and there was a lot of 64-bit bit ops that prevented me from succeeding.
What happened to this effort? Does anyone more knowledgeable know?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X32_ABI
- crest 2y agoDoesn't userspace have access to the full ISA in the x32 ABI and the page tables are just configured to wrap at 32 bits?