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The upside is 32-bit pointers, but the downside is the small register set of x86. Best would be 64-bit ISA with 32-bit pointers, but I don't know if Windows sup
by flohofwoe 1y ago
The upside is 32-bit pointers, but the downside is the small register set of x86. Best would be 64-bit ISA with 32-bit pointers, but I don't know if Windows supports such a mode.
- kelnos 1y agoThat mode is called "x32", and Windows doesn't support it. Linux does, but it's not particularly popular, and I believe many distros that used to support it have dropped such support.