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

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Date:	Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:25:17 -0600
From:	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>
To:	wbrana <wbrana@...il.com>
CC:	Martin Nybo Andersen <tweek@...ek.dk>,
	Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>,
	Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Drop support for x86-32

On 08/24/2012 11:05 AM, wbrana wrote:
> On 8/24/12, Martin Nybo Andersen<tweek@...ek.dk>  wrote:
>> What I'd hate even more is rendering my old working hardware useless by
>> removing x86-32 support from the kernel. To reason the removal by saying
>> "Microsoft plans to do it" just makes me go bonkers...

> Your old hardware will work fine with long term kernel.

Give it up.  x86-32 support isn't going away for a long time.

The kernel exists to support existing hardware, not the other way 
around.  As long as people want to keep using x86-32 on linux, it will 
continue to be supported.

Chris
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