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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] ppc64: Fix PER_LINUX32 behaviour


    On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Paul Mackerras wrote:
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    > Interestingly, PER_LINUX32 has nothing whatsoever to do with whether a
    > process is running in 32-bit or 64-bit mode. In fact, the *only*
    > thing that PER_LINUX32 affects is the machine name reported by uname.
    > So you can have a 32-bit process without PER_LINUX32, and a 64-bit
    > process with PER_LINUX32.

    Ok, I stand corrected. I was assuming it got set automatically for 32-bit
    processes, without checking.

    Linus
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