32 bit vs. 64 bit kernel

Lennart Sorensen lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Mon Nov 20 22:13:29 UTC 2006


On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 03:49:12PM -0500, Paul Mora wrote:
> On 11/20/06, Kyle O'Donnell <kyleodonnell-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >uname -a will tell you
> 
> So what would I see on, for example, a 64-bit system running a 32-bit 
> kernel?

A 64bit system running a 32bit kernel should say arch i386 or i686 or
something like that.  A 64bit kernel says x86_64.

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