linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Drop 32-bit support ... finally.

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Message-ID: <20150401172853.GL2366@two.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 1 Apr 2015 19:28:53 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	Jörg Rödel <joro@...tes.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
	Andre Przywara <andre@...rep.de>,
	Andreas Herrmann <herrmann.der.user@...il.com>,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Drop 32-bit support ... finally.

> Looks like Feb 7 2002, assuming this is genuine:
> 
>  http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1049122/amd-microsoft-hammer-memo-leaked
> 
> Not sure about Linux first booting 64 bit.

x86-64 Linux first boot was around the same time.

Also it was running on simulators for a long time before that.
In fact we were mainline when it was only running on
simulators.

-Andi
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