[SOLVED] 64 bit kernel on arch32 bit

Maki · 2012-02-21 17:47:46

What is the best way to run a 64 bit kernel in arch32?, i dislike the bigger memory usage of apps but read everywhere that 64 bit kernel is the "correct" way.

Last edited by Maki (2012-02-21 23:59:14)

JokerBoy · 2012-02-21 17:50:51

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 41#p908841

Maki · 2012-02-21 17:55:36

JokerBoy wrote:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 41#p908841

Hah, i searched the forum for but couldn't find it, thanks

karol · 2012-02-21 23:50:52

If you consider your issue fixed, please remember to mark the thread as solved.

Maki · 2012-02-21 23:57:07

karol wrote:

If you consider your issue fixed, please remember to mark the thread as solved.

I wrote on the topic JokerBoy gave me, thanks for the hint.

djgera · 2012-02-22 04:38:45

Btw, Another way to set arch to 32-bit while running 64-bit kernel is just executing the first process (init) with linux32, instead of changing each line in inittab (as said Allan in the another thread)

/lib/initcpio/init:

-exec env -i "TERM=$TERM" /sbin/switch_root /new_root $init "$@"
+exec env -i "TERM=$TERM" /sbin/switch_root /new_root /usr/bin/linux32 $init "$@"

There is an interesting project about a new compat layer for running 32-bit userspace on 64-bit kernel [#1]

[#1] https://sites.google.com/site/x32abi/

Allan · 2012-02-22 05:18:12

My current way is still to just put lots of linux32's in /etc/inittab, although Gerado's idea looks interesting.... I did also try adding something like:

init="linux32 init"

to the kernel line in grub, but spaces are not acceptable.

djgera · 2012-02-22 11:23:38

Nope, because $init is tested for -x. What works is using /usr/bin/linux32 as $init and /sbin/init as aditional argument $@

init=/usr/bin/linux32 /sbin/init

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[SOLVED] 64 bit kernel on arch32 bit

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