Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267374AbUIWXLu (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:11:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267410AbUIWXI5 (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:08:57 -0400 Received: from chiark.greenend.org.uk ([193.201.200.170]:18660 "EHLO chiark.greenend.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267374AbUIWXIQ (ORCPT ); Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:08:16 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Warn people that ipchains and ipfwadm are going away. In-Reply-To: <1095962839.4974.965.camel@cube> References: <1095962839.4974.965.camel@cube> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 00:08:13 +0100 Message-Id: From: Matthew Garrett Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 714 Lines: 17 Albert Cahalan wrote: > Who is doing a 32-bit userland on x86-64, and WTF for? > Why do they not also run a 32-bit kernel? Debian will be shipping a 32-bit userland with a 64-bit kernel. The reasons are long, awkward, and mostly uninteresting. The reason for shipping a 64-bit kernel is that it makes it easier for users who require large quantities of VM to obtain it. -- Matthew Garrett | mjg59-chiark.mail.linux-rutgers.kernel@srcf.ucam.org - 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/