Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:18:30 +0100 | From | John Bradford <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] use simple_strtoul for unsigned kernel parameters |
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> > Well, in theory short/int/long can all be the same size and thus a > > "unsigned short" may not actually fit in a "long". I think that was the > > case on the old 64-bit cray machines, for example ("char" was a very slow > > 8-bit thing, everything else was purely 64-bit). > > > > Not likely something we want to port Linux to, admittedly. > > Bear in mind we have the compiler source 8). If someone desperately > wants to run Linux (probably ucLinux) on their cray they can fix the > types too.
Hmmm, at least some Cray machines require three-phase power, though, which is a problem for home use.
Do Cray boxes support virtualisation in hardware, or is it all done in software?
> Things like the DEC10 (9,18,36 bit) and HLH Orion (word addressed) would > be a lot more fun but thankfully are extinct
No architecture is _thankfully_ extinct :-).
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