linux-kernel - Re: Drop support for x86-32

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Message-ID: <20120823180839.GR23464@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:08:40 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	wbrana <wbrana@...il.com>
Cc:	Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@...ek.dk>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Drop support for x86-32

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 07:22:07PM +0200, wbrana wrote:

> - wastes time of developers who can spend their time supporting X32
> instead of x86-32 or support x86-64 only as 99% of users will be able
> to run x86-64 software if x86-32 will be dropped

How much of your time is being wasted?  I don't remember any patches
from you.  If you mean to say that we are losing your future valuable
contributions that would happen otherwise...  I think you'll find that
we will manage to muddle through, even without a visionary of such
magnitude.
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