From: Keir Fraser <keir.xen@gmail.com>
To: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com>
Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>,
xen-users@lists.xensource.com
Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: Remove 32-bit x86 host support in 4.2 development branch
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:23:07 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <C9A7F3FB.1500F%keir.xen@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <19842.16579.967405.198603@mariner.uk.xensource.com>
On 17/03/2011 17:11, "Ian Jackson" <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com> wrote:
> Keir Fraser writes ("[Xen-devel] PROPOSAL: Remove 32-bit x86 host support in
> 4.2 development branch"):
>> With 4.1 branched I'd like to raise this topic again. Does anyone have a
>> strong argument for keeping the 32-bit x86 target alive?
>
> "Mini" laptops without 64-bit support are available for sale from many
> vendors including Toshiba, Asus, Acer, etc.
Yes, we might end up keeping x32 support, even if only as a poor cousin, for
this reason. We don't really know what the EOL is for 32-bit-only x86
processors and someone may care about targeting these low-end netbooks and
tablets at some point. Much easier to spruce up existing flagging x32
support than re-fit it from scratch.
-- Keir
> Ian.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-17 17:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-17 14:21 PROPOSAL: Remove 32-bit x86 host support in 4.2 development branch Keir Fraser
2011-03-17 17:11 ` Ian Jackson
2011-03-17 17:23 ` Keir Fraser [this message]
2011-03-17 17:25 ` Ian Jackson
2011-03-21 8:13 ` Christian Tramnitz
2011-03-21 10:58 ` [Xen-devel] " Alan Cox
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