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Re:Steam for Linux client adds support for Linux namespaces by yjftsjthsd-h on Monday November 11, 2019 @01:07AM (#21502560)
It's not emulation; x86_64 processors are backwards compatible (to a fault, arguably...), so it's just a little bit of support that AFAIK everyone leaves enabled because why not.
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Re:Steam for Linux client adds support for Linux namespaces by the8472 on Monday November 11, 2019 @04:01AM (#21503164)
I am aware, nevertheless the flag is called CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION because the 64bit kernel is emulating the 32bit syscall interface.
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Re:Steam for Linux client adds support for Linux namespaces by non-entity on Monday November 11, 2019 @09:07AM (#21504890)
I'm building a new PC soon and plan on trying my hand at a Gentoo box. Is this something I want to make sure is set if I wish to use steam?
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Re:Steam for Linux client adds support for Linux namespaces by icebraining on Monday November 11, 2019 @07:54PM (#21510504)
For now, I think it's the default everywhere.
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