On 12.02.2009, at 19:29, Eliot Miranda wrote:
Um, I have (studied my Agrippa), and I quote:
Does my 64-bit VM run both 32-bit and 64-bit images? No. Any VM will run either 32-bit or 64-bit images
Read it like this:
Does my 64-bit VM run *both* 32-bit and 64-bit images? No. Any VM will run *either* 32-bit *or* 64-bit images
Apologies for being so persistent :)
Well everyone has a thick day once in a while.
You still fail to see the crucial distinction the FAQ makes between 64- bit *images* and 64-bit *VMs*:
What is a 64-bit image? A 64-bit image is an image in which the object memory uses a 64-bit word size for object pointers
What is a 64-bit VM? A 64-bit VM is one which is compiled with the LP64 or ILP64 data model. This means, in C terms, that pointers and longs are 64-bits wide.
These two are independent. There are four kinds of VMs:
1) a 32-bit VM compiled to run 32-bit images 2) a 32-bit VM compiled to run 64-bit images 3) a 64-bit VM compiled to run 32-bit images 4) a 64-bit VM compiled to run 64-bit images
Wether the VM can run 32 or 64 bit *images* is governed by the checkbox in VMMaker. Wether the VM can run on a 32 or 64 bit host is governed by the C compiler.
Also, nobody uses 64 bit images yet.
Please suggest how the FAQ could make this more clear (assuming you actually studied the whole thing and not just skimmed it).
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