linux-kernel - Re: x86 instability with 2.6.1{8,9}

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Date:	Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:07:58 +0000
From:	Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@...world.com>
To:	Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@....ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: x86 instability with 2.6.1{8,9}

On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 04:48:55PM +0000, Alistair John Strachan wrote:
> 
> Obviously papering over a severe bug, but why is it necessary for you to run a 
> 32bit kernel to test 32bit userspace? If your 64bit kernel is stable, use the 
> IA32 emulation surely?
> 
 My 64-bit is pure64 on this machine, so it doesn't have any
suitable libs or tools.  Anyway, I really do need a 32-bit kernel
to test some linuxfromscratch build instructions.

Ken
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