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DateThu, 18 May 2006 01:14:08 -0500
FromMatthew Frost <>
SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH 1/6] kconfigurable resources core changes
Andrew Morton wrote:
> Matthew Frost <artusemrys@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> This may sound like a dumb question, but aside from code bloat, what are 
>>  the performance issues involved in running 64-bit resources on 32-bit 
>>  systems?
> 
> Unmeasurably minor, I expect.

Noted, with thanks.

> 
> No sane software project would take on this (small) maintenance burden just
> to save 50-60 kbytes.  We would though.

I'm aware of that, and I'm not complaining.  :)  It's one of the things 
I love about this project.  It's a healthy insanity, enforced by the 
squeaking of the wheels.  Besides, code bloat is cumulative.

Matt
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