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Re: 32 bit pointers on a 64 bit system

From: Jeff Law <law at redhat dot com>
To: Paul_Koning at Dell dot com
Cc: dmcq at fano dot co dot uk, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:26:36 -0700
Subject: Re: 32 bit pointers on a 64 bit system
References: <513738B9.4030801@fano.co.uk> <C75A84166056C94F84D238A44AF9F6AD3B7925@AUSX10MPC103.AMER.DELL.COM>

On 03/06/2013 07:21 AM, Paul_Koning@Dell.com wrote:

On Mar 6, 2013, at 7:38 AM, David McQuillan wrote:

Have there been any implementations of gcc for a 32 bit pointer system where the registers are 64 bits long?
MIPS (N32 ABI, and if you want, also O64) is another example.

The PA2.0 chips were commonly used in this manner as well when they were first delivered. It's referred to as "narrow" mode.

jeff

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