Re: New Release

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Toma¾ Bor¹tnar wrote:

> Danial Thom wrote:
>
> > I guess I'm not sure I want to use 64-bit,
>
> we have to go towards 64bit in order to be 32-bit safe :)

We also have to go toward it because of the need to address larger 
storage and move intensive graphics over the bus more effectively.

48-bit LBA for HDD already requires 'building' piecemeal on 32-bit 
architecture, HDD and NAS array sizes are still growing, and top-end 
video is using 256-bit-wide paths internally.

Them gadgets suffer when fed through a 16 or 32-bit knot-hole. Lot of 
cycles needed to put together, take apart the shorter chunks.

BIll