64-bit virtual adresses and registers

[Fortes Marcelo]

>> I agree with Tanenbaum that if an active program's working set
>> does not fit in core and must be swapped, there is a problem.

shap> if you believe that we will remain crippled by 32-bit address limits
shap> forever, then Andy is right. But if you believe that 64-bit virtual
shap> addresses are an inevitable transition (as I do), then I think Andy's
shap> assertion is questionable.

64-bit virtual addresses and 64-bit virtual registers can be a possible solution to context swtching
on a multi-server operating system  running on top of a microkernel ?

There is any literacture about it ?

 

Thanks in advance

Marcelo Fortes.

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