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From: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Xen x86 32-bit hypervisor end of life
 after	4.2
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:24:56 +0100
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On 09/09/12 12:11, Keir Fraser wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> With 64-bit support well established in the x86 world these days, the number
> of x86 production environments that cannot run a 64-bit hypervisor is pretty
> much nil. Maintaining the 32-bit x86 port, and implementing new features for
> it, is an ongoing development burden which could be more usefully directed
> elsewhere. Therefore, 32-bit x86 will be considered obsolete in the 4.3
> development branch, and removed.

I have some tracing patches that have some 32-bit/64-bit #ifdef'ery.
Would you prefer them posted now, or deferred until 32-bit is gone?

David