Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:06:52 +0100 | | From | Pavel Machek <> | | Subject | Re: how to tell i386 from x86-64 kernel |
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On Fri 2008-02-01 11:47:29, Rik Bobbaers wrote: > hi there, > > since i'm not on the list... how about: > > tail /proc/1/smaps and check the address size... > on 32 bit: ffffe000-fffff000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 [vdso] > > on 64 bit: ffffffffff600000-ffffffffff601000 r-xp 00000000 00:00 0 > [vdso] > > there you can clearly see that your address space is double... so > there's your 32 bit vs 64 bit > > as a normal user, you can do the same but with your own processes
That tells you if _init_ is 32 or 64 bit, not kernel.
I'm running 32-bit distro on 64-bit kernel here. It works fine (as it should).
Pavel
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