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   Stefan Monnier to All   
   Re: Linus Torvalds on bad architectural    
   29 Dec 25 13:48:24   
   
   From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca   
      
   BGB [2025-12-28 16:09:11] wrote:   
   > On 12/28/2025 12:55 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:   
   >> I thought the solution was to follow the Cray 1's lead, where memory is   
   >> only every accessed in units of the same size (a "word").   
   > Apparently DEC Alpha did this:   
   >   Nothing smaller than 64 bits in HW.   
      
   I thought they did include 32bit load/store instructions even in the   
   original AXP21064.   
      
      
           Stefan   
      
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