32/64bit KSE issues?

[Daniel Eischen]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007, David E. Cross wrote:

> I recently ran into a problem where the 32bit JVM won't run on a 64bit host. 
> I, and at least one other person in -java thinks it has to do with 32 bit KSE 
> on a 64bit kernel (I have a vague memory on this somewheres WAY back).  Is 
> this still the issue?  Could someone point me in the general direction of the 
> specifics of the problem (if they exist, if not, I may try to create a 
> simpler test case then java)?
>
> I tried a few searches, but nothing matching what I remembered came up.

No, you can't run 32-bit libpthread on 64-bit kernel.  There
are no compatiblity hooks in the kernel to handle 32-bit kse
interfaces.  It is really too messy to provide it.

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DE