On 1/19/2013 3:41 AM, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > Thanks for detailed informations, I was suggesting some of them > (instruction sets and range of registers, but did not known about the > new GPRs), but did not had the knowledge to explain things as nicely as > you. > > I would like to archive your mail, with your permission, as a good > presentation of the enhancements of x86_64's archs for people interested > in computers stuff.
I don't mind. But the Wikipedia page has much more detail, so you should reverence that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 > PS: do you know if, as for 16 bits to 32 bits, there is a the need to > switch processor's "mode"? Yes. x86-64 adds 'long' mode which comprises two sub-modes. See the Wikipedia page or the x86-64 Architectural Programmer's Reference Manual for details. -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50faa2a9.3000...@hardwarefreak.com
