[SOLVED] Question on kernel compile

Phorize · 05-07-2011, 01:45 PM

Can anyone explain why a 64 bit kernel builds a bzImage in both arch/x86 and arch/x86_64- is there a difference between the two?

Gerard Lally · 05-07-2011, 02:45 PM

The file in x86_64 is a softlink to the file in x86. The i386 kernel image is in i386, not x86.

Phorize · 05-07-2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by gezley

The file in x86_64 is a softlink to the file in x86. The i386 kernel image is in i386, not x86.

I see. Thanks for your reply.