I read a good article about the problem Intel is having with the 64-bit Itanium. I think there are some good leasons in the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/technology/circuits/29CHIP.html There is also a Slashdot discussion about the article: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/29/1752204&mode=nested&tid=118 Also, here is an article describing the x86 4MB page sizes used by the Linux TLB code: http://www.rcollins.org/ddj/May96/May96.html x86 usually uses two levels of directory/page tables, while the 4MB version uses only the page directory. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html