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From: Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@Dell.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 22:36:46 +0000
Subject: Re: IA32 execution layer
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> Duraid> Hi all, It seems that an IA32 execution layer is going to make
> Duraid> its way onto upcoming ia64 windows systems. Is anyone thinking
> Duraid> of adding support for such a layer to linux-ia64?
>=20
> It's already there.=A0 If you have the appropriate libraries, IA32 linux
> programs run perfectly well.

Popular I/T press is touting some new work by Intel to emulate x86=20
instructions on IPF, which (per the articles) is faster than running it on =

the x86 hardware in the IPF.  I've gotten this query internally too.

--=20
Matt Domsch
Sr. Software Engineer
Dell Linux Solutions www.dell.com/linux
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