3. Comparing 32-bit Interfaces and 64-bit Interfaces
5. The Development Environment
Address Space Layout of the SPARC V9 ABI
Placement of Text and Data of the SPARC V9 ABI
Code Models of the SPARC V9 ABI
Address Space Layout for amd64 Applications
ELF and System Generation Tools
64-bit Application Disadvantages
This chapter presents a collection of miscellaneous programming topics for systems programmers who want to understand more about the 64-bit Solaris operating environment.
Most of the new features of the 64–bit environment are extensions of generic 32–bit interfaces, though several new features are unique to 64–bit environments.