Re: [RFC PATCH] docs/about/deprecated: Deprecate 32-bit host systems

[Daniel P . Berrangé]

On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 11:36:41AM +0100, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> I feel the discussion petered out without a conclusion.
> 
> I don't think letting the status quo win by inertia is a good outcome
> here.
> 
> Which 32-bit hosts are still useful, and why?
> 
> Please note my question is not about the cost of keeping them (or
> savings from not keeping them), it's about the value they provide.  When
> value rounds to zero, cost is irrelevant, so let's get a firm idea of
> value *first*.

With my OS maintainer hat on, 32-bit host support is not relevant
to Fedora[1] or RHEL. Both have dropped all 32-bit host install
support, only maintaining 32-bit builds of some libaries for use
on 64-bit host install, which is not relevant to QEMU's deliverables.

With regards,
Daniel

[1] Arm7 was the last 32-bit host in Fedora, dropped after F36
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