Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266502AbTGEVlS (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:41:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266505AbTGEVlS (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:41:18 -0400 Received: from electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com ([213.41.134.224]:27913 "EHLO fr.zoreil.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266502AbTGEVlR (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:41:17 -0400 Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:51:31 +0200 From: Francois Romieu To: Jeff Sipek Cc: Jeff Garzik , Bernd Eckenfels , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton , Dave Jones , Linus Torvalds , netdev@oss.sgi.com Subject: Re: [PATCH - RFC] [1/5] 64-bit network statistics - generic net Message-ID: <20030705235131.A10511@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> References: <200307051637.52252.jeffpc@optonline.net> <3F0737D1.5090109@pobox.com> <200307051700.32533.jeffpc@optonline.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <200307051700.32533.jeffpc@optonline.net>; from jeffpc@optonline.net on Sat, Jul 05, 2003 at 04:59:05PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 812 Lines: 23 Jeff Sipek : [network counter overflow on 32 bits systems] > The thing is that x86 is here to stay for quite some time. Even if 64-bit > processors take over the market, you will have so many "old" computers that > can: > > - - be thrown out > - - donated to some institution > - - converted to routers, and other "embedded" systems > > Plus, they will be dirt cheap. - the PCI bus don't/won't/can't handle multiple 10 Gb/s adapters; - nobody sane would recycle x86 systems as core routers after having bought a few Gb/s link. -- Ueimor - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/