Hi all,

I'm working with an ISV who asks:

> We notice that the system calls are coded differently in the 32 and 64
> bit versions of the OS. The 32 version uses sysenter which the 64 uses
> syscall. There also seem to be 2 different 32-bit versions in the
> /usr/lib/libc: in libc_hwcap1.so.1 and libc_hwcap2.so.1
>
> Is this expected to remain the same going forward? I read in some
> forum that there may be plans to consolidate the 2 32 bit versions. Is
> this true? If so, what is the consolidated solution and when can we
> expect it? Will it be patched in Sol 10 or will it only be available
> in Sol 11?

Is such a change in the works?  I'd appreciate a pointer to any further 
information about this.

Thanks!
glen
 
 
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