From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pl0-f68.google.com (mail-pl0-f68.google.com [209.85.160.68]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26130A488 for ; Tue, 17 Apr 2018 22:46:28 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mail-pl0-f68.google.com with SMTP id s13-v6so5414231plq.11 for ; Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:46:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=networkplumber-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=FzFCb7REsrk+rwPOeAlc7UUWiVSTXECfzbbYRZcKqbk=; b=LmsmCSMOo/yxD/3LRJGiqFH/iRxTlj9W7HcvOOpQDOm4trWkmDNLJa7k7qfU7gET9A f8t/uJIq3qkv4+YOmiNG6nCFcM6z7AKIcTmdefSqXul7BU9T2ilwhaiBFbdMrYms0IJF tR5OE1w6DNxHB+7vRZvtt37c6EJDafwttGON4M6p6k59oMguW0LdxCnilZMDfKQZkGcW CMYTTIpg2tSIpEsPEc9LFj4eCaYyu5yyqA9ytDWk5BR6Ni2QGPfQqBbR6fGeTRZJoVfp U+SYhmz7eWpVwwqjUhXwtEo83grPja8h2ifT8lxJo04Dn7p9IfyKac8jmkAtQMk1tML4 6yjg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=FzFCb7REsrk+rwPOeAlc7UUWiVSTXECfzbbYRZcKqbk=; b=MWMn1zGcRzTx7CKHg/7AYl9+azJ11avCOFV9P6oxPhFvTjYWEaHR3jlTEd4KE6LKHQ CDjejnNFLHgtCKzhxDGkjJpjsGcJF5Is5gWVVCVW7F+oaEbCba/zRqYlZiM2dKbVvc7C p1KSCWjB3QQqEUtV6sfwV64HvN4wHt1TQp5654D0yLt8Odkb/OPGZtxYiu5aJ1OjPPj3 VkSiHd1Oz1yB4kzg35Dcl5nE1L16Rxx/I0UxfVJZF049r7/Kh+RzFSIEp+CMcl+70KEL LDeIzKnjFscnIHhAeuJt1vZ2MzemvehPDjTPhff/gVlE5ndpz60M3kPh8+u+jPSsdKcB qQRA== X-Gm-Message-State: ALQs6tDMVJJqoFpTGmcL30Ks65lq1yW4EXDWd9qWC6BpgATYZglmn4PO L0ra7PCGF3Ur7qLPN+xKAyAIVQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AIpwx4+Ifsm8MywviaAI5oV3MScDn9KrFFFoVA887XDyN7GjPNn+/icn+z/j/Ky3BG1HBaa5v43Zcw== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:bcc8:: with SMTP id o8-v6mr177513pls.84.1523997987324; Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:46:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xeon-e3 (204-195-71-95.wavecable.com. [204.195.71.95]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id u68sm29103320pfu.167.2018.04.17.13.46.27 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:46:27 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:46:24 -0700 From: Stephen Hemminger To: Jim Murphy Cc: "David Harton (dharton)" , "dev@dpdk.org" Message-ID: <20180417134624.515c6848@xeon-e3> In-Reply-To: References: <9315b1fd275c48508640f4553be62d0b@XCH-RCD-016.cisco.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] Retire x86 32 bit? X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:46:28 -0000 On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:01:14 -0700 Jim Murphy wrote: > Still used in certain memory constrained environments. > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM, David Harton (dharton) > wrote: > > > It is used and tested in production and non-production environments. > > > > Regards, > > Dave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dev On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 2:31 PM > > > To: dev@dpdk.org > > > Subject: [dpdk-dev] Retire x86 32 bit? > > > > > > I wonder if x86 32 bit is still useful? > > > Many distributions no longer support it, and not sure if it is tested > > > througly by anyone. > > > > > > Maybe time to deprecate it (gradually)? > > Pure 32 bit, or x86-64 instructions and registers used in 32 bit mode (which can be faster).