From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B67E4C05027 for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:09:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pT3Hd-0008Gb-8M; Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:08:25 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pT3HB-0007qd-Kk for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:07:58 -0500 Received: from 77-173-18-117.fixed.kpn.net ([77.173.18.117] helo=gorilla.13thmonkey.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pT3H0-0001fb-J8 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:07:55 -0500 Received: by gorilla.13thmonkey.org (Postfix, from userid 103) id F0B452FF093F; Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:06:42 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:06:42 +0100 From: Reinoud Zandijk To: Markus Armbruster Cc: Thomas Huth , qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Peter Maydell , Stefan Hajnoczi , Richard Henderson , libvir-list@redhat.com, Paolo Bonzini , Daniel Berrange , Philippe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu-Daud=E9?= , Reinoud Zandijk , Ryo ONODERA , Brad Smith , Stefan Weil Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] docs/about/deprecated: Deprecate 32-bit host systems Message-ID: References: <20230130114428.1297295-1-thuth@redhat.com> <87a61cbmti.fsf@pond.sub.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="IeTsL3ygDfdK2IKP" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87a61cbmti.fsf@pond.sub.org> Received-SPF: none client-ip=77.173.18.117; envelope-from=reinoud@gorilla.13thmonkey.org; helo=gorilla.13thmonkey.org X-Spam_score_int: -15 X-Spam_score: -1.6 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.25, KHOP_HELO_FCRDNS=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001, TVD_RCVD_IP=0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org --IeTsL3ygDfdK2IKP Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 11:36:41AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote: > I feel the discussion petered out without a conclusion. > > I don't think letting the status quo win by inertia is a good outcome > here. > > Which 32-bit hosts are still useful, and why? NetBSD runs on a bunch of 32 bit-only hosts (sparc32, ppc32, armv7, vax, mips32 etc.) that all run Qemu fine. They are all actively maintained and released as part of the main releases. Maintaining 32 bit host support is thus vital for those machines; not everyone runs a 64 bit system. with regards, Reinoud Zandijk, NetBSD developer. --IeTsL3ygDfdK2IKP Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEELRHWktq6GkG74/X0gpw3AEPIqmgFAmPvphAACgkQgpw3AEPI qmjUTwf/YeWTHxyKgHEsdxGKaH4uHuyVuRPS9biWrQf/4cD/i7arHhkfjfz54Li2 dGRtnWtZY95BVvbo9qiSGD0aTnUAJDLrVXt1O5uLb3JiRt4csUcBKVK1TZqWTuE0 HJgnWiIJYsGMSw6W69+cF8gWi0bXsaY5kd6sWo3rcr+tTzzGa3Mn5mGDVG9J7y+/ ioJh6SVpT91qZasauGjeGKPH2ENTs3V1mhuh+BRY54ojVBbaVArnaK0EI9C4hRUM ZtMlsm4mmkL1QGPxEFhR+uWys1fI1kPT2inriW6rURWUAsqEgqVBvooWdzwukKqq mEaBygxAde3FlPBC3dht69doPK328Q== =c5dn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --IeTsL3ygDfdK2IKP--