Re: [RFC kvmtool 0/9] arm: Drop support for 32-bit kvmtool

[Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>]

On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 10:51:18AM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:39:44 +0000,
> Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Oliver,
> > 
> > I'm CC'ing Marc and Andre (Andre is the only person that I know for a fact
> > that ran 32 bit kvmtool).

Thanks Alex, forgot some folks :)

> > Haven't looked at the patches in detail, but as someone who ocassionally
> > contributes to kvmtool, I have to say it's always nice to have fewer things
> > to worry about. I, for one, never used 32 bit kvmtool, I just compiled for
> > 32 bit arm to make sure it doesn't break.
> > 
> > If nobody objects to dropping support for 32 bit kvmtool, I'm planning to
> > review the patches.
> 
> Frankly, the removal of 32bit support is long overdue. Every time I
> hack something in kvmtool (at least once a month), I have to wonder
> how to fit that in the 32bit code that I *know* to be dead code.

That's pretty much how I arrived at these patches, hacking on something
for arm64 and getting annoyed with the 32-bit stuff.

Thanks,
Oliver