64 bit kernel in 32 bit system

Kevin Kofler kevin.kofler at chello.at
Mon Mar 30 21:46:43 UTC 2009


Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
> I'm not working on this, but from the description, it would require
> software emulation of the missing 64-bit hardware parts on the 32-bit
> hardware.  A prospect that would slow down the virtualization a lot.

Running a 64-bit kernel on non-64-bit-capable hardware is not useful nor was
it ever part of the plan. The plan was just to run the 64-bit kernel on
64-bit-capable hardware even if you install the 32-bit version.

        Kevin Kofler




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