Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:33:34 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: ia64@FreeBSD.org Subject: InformationWeek: Intel Sees A 32-Bit Hole In Itanium Message-ID: <20030426073334.GA85139@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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--YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=9300072 In a move to protect its investment in the 64-bit Itanium processor family, Intel is working with operating-system makers to deliver a software emulator for 32-bit apps. Intel, Microsoft, and several Linux developers plan to make IA-32 Execution Layer available in the operating-system software during the second half of this year. IA-32 Execution Layer will take 32-bit code and convert it to 64-bit code that the Itanium processor can run, an Intel spokeswoman says. Intel expects the software to boost the performance of 32-bit code running on Itanium to roughly equivalent to that of a 1.5-GHz Xeon processor. [...] Is this something that FreeBSD can/should get involved with? Kris --YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+qjZNWry0BWjoQKURAua0AKD40H3P2ILzv21GgrQ8cr0ZNZdKcQCgr9gM bL695AsyKFdNhpsQpJk4h/g= =14cF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --YZ5djTAD1cGYuMQK--
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