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Re:Future of 32-bit platform support in FreeBSD by zokier on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @01:06PM (#39444570)
> Why not just start the CPU in "long mode", which is what everyone is using it for, in the first place?

Why not indeed?

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/t...

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Re:Future of 32-bit platform support in FreeBSD by rwmj on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @07:19AM (#39452916)
Not even a new idea!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80376

> It differed from the 80386 in not supporting real mode (the processor booted directly into 32-bit protected mode)

... although it didn't support paging.

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