[Lguest] [patch] u32 pointer nightmare .....

Steven Rostedt srostedt at redhat.com
Fri Aug 31 22:34:21 EST 2007


Jes Sorensen wrote:
> Steven Rostedt wrote:

> Well it would be easier to support loading 32 bit guests with a 64 bit
> loader than the other way round.
> 
> I think the lguest loader is a special app and requiring that one app to
> be 64 bit is fair. Users can always link it statically if they don't
> want to install a 64 bit runtime.
> 

So I guess what you are saying is to make sure that the loader is built 
as a 64 bit ELF, and not a 32 bit one on x86_64 boxes?

Fair enough.

-- Steve





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