Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] x86/xen: remove 32-bit Xen PV guest support

From: Brian Gerst
Date: Wed Jul 01 2020 - 12:34:10 EST


On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 7:08 AM Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Xen is requiring 64-bit machines today and since Xen 4.14 it can be
> built without 32-bit PV guest support. There is no need to carry the
> burden of 32-bit PV guest support in the kernel any longer, as new
> guests can be either HVM or PVH, or they can use a 64 bit kernel.
>
> Remove the 32-bit Xen PV support from the kernel.

If you send a v3, it would be better to split the move of the 64-bit
code into xen-asm.S into a separate patch.

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Brian Gerst