IA32 execution layer on Itanium (was: InformationWeek: Intel Sees A 32-Bit Hole In Itanium)

[Dag-Erling Smorgrav]

Anthony Naggs <tony at ubik.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Given all that, it seems like a very nice thing to have, (in the same
> way as 'Linux compatibility'), and a safeguard against the day Intel
> drop native IA-32 from Itaniums.

I don't see how that is an issue for us.  We've never worried about
being able to run IA32 code on Alpha or Sparc chips.  Just because
Itanium chips *can* run IA32 code doesn't mean we *want* to or *need*
to any more than we do on chips that can't.

DES
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