On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:01:14 -0700 Jim Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Still used in certain memory constrained environments. > > > On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM, David Harton (dharton) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > It is used and tested in production and non-production environments. > > > > Regards, > > Dave > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: dev <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 2:31 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > 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).
