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The x32 subarchitecture may be removed

Wednesday December 12, 2018. 05:52 PM , from LWN.net
The x32 subarchitecture
is a software variant of x86-64; it runs the processor in the 64-bit mode,
but uses 32-bit pointers and arithmetic. The idea is to get the advantages
of x86-64 without the extra memory usage that goes along with it. It
seems, though, that x32 is not much appreciated; few distributions support
it and the number of users appears to be small. So now Andy Lutomirski is
proposing
its eventual removal:

I propose that we make CONFIG_X86_X32 depend on BROKEN for a release
or two and then remove all the code if no one complains. If anyone
wants to re-add it, IMO they're welcome to do so, but they need to do
it in a way that is maintainable.

If there are x32 users out there, now would be a good time for them to
speak up.
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