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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
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Subject: Re: setarch cannot set all listed architectures
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On 24 Dec 2014 17:35, Benno Schulenberg wrote:
> The man page of setarch says for the option --list: "List the architectur=
es
> that can be set."  However...
>=20
> $ ./setarch --list  =20
> uname26
> linux32
> linux64
> i386
> i486
> i586
> i686
> athlon
> x86_64
> ia64
>=20
> $ ./setarch x86_64 uname -m
> setarch: x86_64: Unrecognized architecture
>=20
> Huh?
>=20
> $ ./setarch ia64 uname -m
> setarch: ia64: Unrecognized architecture
>=20
> $ ./setarch linux64 uname -m
> i686
>=20
> $ ./setarch --version
> setarch from util-linux 2.25.548-fe2c9
>=20
> Maybe --list should not be listing x86_64 and ia64 on this machine?
> Or maybe the error message in these cases should say "Cannot set
> the requested architecture" instead?

are you running a 32bit or 64bit kernel ?  is your compiled setarch 32bit o=
r=20
64bit ?  i'm going to guess both are 32bit.
-mike

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