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echo: rberrypi
to: A. DUMAS
from: A. DUMAS
date: 2020-08-25 14:41:00
subject: Re: True 64 bit vs 32 bit

A. Dumas  wrote:
> It's not 2-3 but 3-4 on the Pi (like he wrote in a follow-up) and the
> reason is not signed integers but a hardware bug of some sort. Can't be
> bothered to google up the details, sorry  :)

Hm, maybe not a hardware bug (or SoC limitation), I was sure I read that
somewhere though. Could be like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier

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