Subject: Re: What's the best install to run Solaris binaries ?
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Joel CARNAT <joel@carnat.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 04/20/2005 17:47:35
wooooo, this have gone really to far from what I can understand :)
I do have Sol 8, 9 and 10 CD here, so this is not the problem ;)
I will try netbsd/sparc64 and solaris 8 so.

Dans l'épisode précédent (Thu, Apr 21 2005 - 01:19), matthew green nous apprenait que :
>    
>    > i believe compat_svr4 works best with solaris 8 userland. 
>    Hmm, I'll try that. Hopefully I can still download Solaris 8...
>    
>    > it probably also will run better with a 32 bit kernel, ie, COMPAT_SVR4 not COMPAT_SVR4_32.
>    I don't like the thought of running a 32bit kernel on a 64bit machine, at least when some hardware in it uses physical addresses outside the 32bit address s
> pace - having 64bit physical addresses but 32bit pointers feels odd. And call me a snob but I want the full v9 instruction set.
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> note that netbsd/sparc uses 64 bit paddr_t as well as /sparc64.  while
> the full v9 is nicer, most apps don't care and run about as fast in
> 32 bit vs 64 bit mode.  the apps that do care, well, there is variance
> in which is best.  the apps that i've noticed that it matters for are
> the crypto algos, but, there was no clear winner for all.  sometimes
> 32 bit was faster, sometimes 64 bit was faster....
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> .mrg.

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