> Running a 32 bits binary on a 64 bits operating system is certainly possible but system call performance generally takes a hit.
I thought it was the opposite. All 64-bit does is give you more address space. 64-bit is slower because the code is larger and fewer instructions fit in cache. On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 3:27 AM, Ben Noordhuis <i...@bnoordhuis.nl> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 4:33 AM, Ket <kettin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry for a dumb question. I'm not an IT guy so I don't know the > different > > of the two. > > I've a 2GB RAM server on a2hosting.com and planned to upgrade in a near > > future. > > Which package is better suit for me. > > > > PS. I run a 32bit package previously. But I've reinstalled Ubuntu and > have > > to restart the whole thing. > > Thank you, > > You should pick the 32 bits version if your system is one of those > budget VPSs that have 128 or 256 MB of RAM. > > Else, just stick with what's native to your operating system. Running > a 32 bits binary on a 64 bits operating system is certainly possible > but system call performance generally takes a hit. > > The differences are usually not earth shattering though and probably > nothing compared to the overhead that file and network I/O have in > most virtualized environments. But, when in doubt, benchmark. > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
