From: One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@linux.intel.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net>,
"the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@kernel.org>,
Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>,
Martin Runge <Martin.Runge@rohde-schwarz.com>,
Andreas Brief <Andreas.Brief@rohde-schwarz.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86: Remove compat vdso support
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:55:28 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140312135528.2b0dfa87@alan.etchedpixels.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CA+55aFz+OfvtXLxg4CA4C6GPGh8F_aDuG6nnFFCCBpjTPLP1zA@mail.gmail.com>
> So 32-bit x86 is dead, dead, dead. There's absolutely no future to it.
> We're not adding new stuff to "future-proof" it.
I think you underestimate how long it'll be present given the advantages
of 32bit in certain situations like very very small devices. Intel is
still releasing new 32bit processors (SoC X1020D etc - 'Quark')
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-03-12 13:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-03-11 1:03 Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 1:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-11 2:37 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 3:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-11 4:10 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 8:37 ` Ingo Molnar
2014-03-11 9:36 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-11 14:53 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 15:30 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-11 16:14 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-11 16:30 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-11 16:42 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 16:42 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-11 16:45 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 16:50 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-11 16:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-11 17:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-11 17:14 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-11 17:16 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-12 8:30 ` Stefani Seibold
2014-03-12 14:41 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-12 15:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-12 16:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-12 16:18 ` Brian Gerst
2014-03-12 16:18 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-12 19:41 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-12 20:52 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-12 21:37 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-12 21:45 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-12 21:46 ` Linus Torvalds
2014-03-12 21:49 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-12 23:06 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-12 23:43 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-03-12 23:46 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-13 16:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2014-03-12 13:55 ` One Thousand Gnomes [this message]
2014-03-13 7:08 ` George Spelvin
2014-03-11 17:03 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-11 17:07 ` Linus Torvalds
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