[ltp] Re: Which distro for ThinkPad T400s

Henrique de Moraes Holschuh linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:18:51 -0300


On Thu, 25 Feb 2010, Richard Neill wrote:
> I know that 32-bit distros are more memory-efficient if you have <
> 4GB, (because of smaller pointers), but doesn't that mean you are
> giving up on all the native advantages of 64-bit CPUs vs an i586,
> notably the extra registers?

Well, 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userland is also a possibility.

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