[GRLUG] Random questions.

[Michael Mol]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> I still use a 32-bit version of Linux.
> What's to be gained or lost by going
> to a 64-bit version?

Larger address space.

Reduced memory fragmentation (so, less process memory bloat)

Improved performance, owing to utilization of more general-purpose registers.

What's to lose? At worst, some small amount of memory due to increased
pointer size, but this shouldn't be a problem unless you're running in
embedded-type environments. Practically speaking, it's a nonissue for
most users.

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