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nkurz on Feb 3, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Web server for Linux written in amd64 assembly

The usage is nonstandard, but it provides an interesting perspective. What if he was planning to run the X86 code on a virtual CPU, is his usage then correct? Does the nature of compiled code change if it is executing on a "real" machine instead of a virtual one?

pjmlp on Feb 3, 2014 [–]

I would say yes, given that some bytecode instruction sets make a CISC processor look like a RISC one.

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