[dpdk-dev] Retire x86 32 bit?

Stephen Hemminger stephen at networkplumber.org
Tue Apr 17 22:46:24 CEST 2018


On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:01:14 -0700
Jim Murphy <jmurphy at arista.com> wrote:

> Still used in certain memory constrained environments.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM, David Harton (dharton) <dharton at cisco.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > It is used and tested in production and non-production environments.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dave
> >  
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Stephen Hemminger
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 2:31 PM
> > > To: dev at 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).


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