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From: Russ Cox <rsc@swtch.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] AMD64 system
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:38:01 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADSkJJXWVtqMFxYBao6w1Ezq9P7Azc0UMxgJb9xXThSjakoBZA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAL3m8eDA_fUTG+84KeJH=xKB3CzuNVXTueNNM8WOjj5HN_5ZVg@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Strake <strake888@gmail.com> wrote:
> What the hell? This is a waste and a fault. long at least ought to be
> at least a machine word.

Use vlong.  Why does it matter what it's called?

> The main one is this: I have a 64-bit machine, and I'll be damned if
> my programs won't use every last one of them (^_~)

They certainly won't.  The address space is really only 48 bits wide,
and 47 for user space on most kernels.  Sorry to disappoint.

More generally, you showed up demanding things and basically
being a jerk.  People have explained the situation, you didn't pay
anything for any of this, and we don't owe you anything.  If you're
not happy about the state of the Plan 9 world, write some code
or stop whining.

Russ


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-04-26  3:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 60+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <CAL3m8eAf2Yjpg77wtykTSPnyKHxKHYc5YWfWH2L8CNjc86P1kA@mail.gmail.c>
2012-04-25 14:28 ` erik quanstrom
2012-04-25 18:04   ` Strake
2012-04-25 18:27     ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2012-04-25 18:49       ` Matthew Veety
2012-04-25 19:09         ` Strake
2012-04-25 19:15           ` John Floren
2012-04-25 19:57             ` Strake
2012-04-25 20:04               ` John Floren
2012-04-25 20:30                 ` Strake
2012-04-25 20:43                   ` John Floren
2012-04-26  1:11                     ` Strake
2012-04-26  1:21                       ` andrey mirtchovski
2012-04-26  1:24                         ` andy zerger
2012-04-26  1:49                       ` John Floren
2012-04-26  3:41                         ` Strake
2012-04-25 19:19           ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2012-04-25 20:01             ` Strake
2012-04-25 20:05               ` Gorka Guardiola
2012-04-25 20:08               ` Lyndon Nerenberg
     [not found]         ` <CAL3m8eCJughpHZ6htHyLyq9vORA+z5ajpWMbWjnCTVZ+YZRv9g@mail.gmail.c>
2012-04-25 19:36           ` erik quanstrom
     [not found]       ` <CA+4OWrwGgkYfuj2t4dkWsZHFex4oFTveDq_9A+yr=TsNpG0C8g@mail.gmail.c>
2012-04-25 18:56         ` erik quanstrom
2012-04-25 19:16           ` Strake
     [not found]           ` <CAL3m8eDJEo6o+srxuYpKSGDmM+0KgQhC15u7Qxg4TvnpO57Zgw@mail.gmail.c>
2012-04-25 19:32             ` erik quanstrom
2012-04-25 20:13               ` Strake
2012-04-25 20:20                 ` Lyndon Nerenberg
2012-04-26  3:38                 ` Russ Cox [this message]
2012-04-26  4:04                   ` Devon H. O'Dell
2012-04-26  4:13                     ` andrey mirtchovski
2012-04-26  4:36                   ` Strake
2012-05-05 15:02                   ` Ethan Grammatikidis
2012-05-05 15:33               ` [9fans] integer width on AMD64 (was: Re: AMD64 system) dexen deVries
2012-05-05 16:41                 ` David du Colombier
2012-05-05 17:42                 ` erik quanstrom
2012-05-05 17:48                 ` Charles Forsyth
2012-05-05 17:52                   ` dexen deVries
2012-05-05 21:06                   ` Comeau At9Fans
2012-05-06  2:58                     ` [9fans] integer width on AMD64 Joel C. Salomon
2012-05-06  3:13                       ` Bruce Ellis
2012-05-06  8:46                       ` Comeau At9Fans
     [not found]                       ` <CAE9W7-gmaSYzx+4TK0LKtiHaZYC-4xz_DTbC_wqhsGo_7zXc0Q@mail.gmail.c>
2012-05-06 13:10                         ` erik quanstrom
2012-05-06 13:57                           ` Comeau At9Fans
2012-05-06  9:20                   ` [9fans] integer width on AMD64 (was: Re: AMD64 system) steve
2012-05-06 11:43                     ` Comeau At9Fans
2012-05-07  8:53                       ` steve
2012-05-07 10:01                         ` dexen deVries
2012-05-07 10:16                           ` Charles Forsyth
2012-05-07 10:27                           ` Charles Forsyth
2012-05-07 10:36                             ` dexen deVries
2012-05-08 19:04                               ` Comeau At9Fans
     [not found]                           ` <CAOw7k5h9QVUCrKr4jYU++sSWE6DHqbA_oFRwajyKbj7A0AjBWg@mail.gmail.c>
2012-05-07 12:11                             ` erik quanstrom
2012-05-07 12:32                           ` erik quanstrom
2012-05-07 12:44                         ` erik quanstrom
2012-05-08 19:14                           ` Comeau At9Fans
2012-05-05 21:00                 ` Comeau At9Fans
     [not found]   ` <CAL3m8eDMXC2STjFjBUurmdY5DynCOrpqwE-ViRuSubfF6HjBOw@mail.gmail.c>
2012-04-25 18:11     ` [9fans] AMD64 system erik quanstrom
2012-04-25 14:17 Strake
2012-04-25 14:26 ` Nemo
2012-04-25 14:31   ` Christoph Lohmann
2012-04-25 14:46     ` Nemo
2012-04-25 14:36 ` David du Colombier

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