[BALUG-Talk] performance issues with using 32bit kernel on 64bit processor

[Michael Paoli]

Quoting Jeffrey Siegal <jbs at quiotix.com>:

> "Performance" is much too broad a concept to make any kind of  
> meaningful reply.

Well, at least without significantly more information.  Whether or not
such a scenario would create any significant performance issues or not
depends on many factors.

> I would suggest writing around 200-500 words about your application,  
> platform (hardware) and software, workload, requirements, etc.  You  
> have to understand that this is a volunteer forum.  There is a  
> tremendous amount of relevant knowledge and experience here, but to  
> get anything useful out of it, you have to be willing to put in more  
> effort in terms of presenting all the relevant information and  
> background.  And since you are the one asking for help, you probably  
> aren't in a position to necessarily know what is relevant and what  
> isn't, so err on the side of more information, not less.
> 
> Is there a HOWTO about how to ask for help on a user group mailing  
> list?  There should be.
Perhaps not precisely that, but exceedingly close (and strongly
recommended):
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

> On 2008-02-18, at 09:34 , Raj Kumar Gurung wrote:
> 
> > Our current application can only run on 32bit kernel and would like  
> > to operate on a 64bit processor using 32bit kernel. What  
> > performance losses will I have to suffer? Or any suggestions?