Re: [RFC PATCH] docs/about/deprecated: Deprecate 32-bit host systems
On 17/02/2023 18.43, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
(Cc'ing Huacai & Jiaxun).
On 17/2/23 17:38, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 2/17/23 11:47, Daniel P. Berrangé wrote:
>> 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?
>>
>> Which 32-bit hosts does Linux still provide KVM support for.
>
> All except ARM: MIPS, x86, PPC and RISC-V.
>
> I would like to remove x86, but encountered some objections.
>
> MIPS, nobody is really using it I think.
32-bit was added in 2014, commit 222e7d11e7 ("target-mips: Enable KVM
support in build system"). I'm not aware of anybody using it (even
testing it). I don't have hardware to test it (neither time).
Could you maybe suggest a kernel patch to remove it, to see what happens?
... if nobody objects to the removal of the 32-bit MIPS KVM kernel support
and the patch gets merged, that would help us in the long run, I think.
Thanks,
Thomas