Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:12:14 -0800 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how long to keep support for gcc on x86? Message-ID: <50F3778E.8020803@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmo=wz0Z5q27QDaxT7jskBoO9vG_BNwRNA6xizhmSmU-aEA@mail.gmail.com> References: <20130112233147.GK1410@funkthat.com> <20130113014242.GA61609@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <CAJ-VmomrSFXcZg%2BKj6C2ARhpmjB9hxZATYJyRZB7-eRrcBLprg@mail.gmail.com> <20130113053725.GL1410@funkthat.com> <CAJ-VmomGKayr-1VucfwgodhXEHrXxx8r=9crHZJf74iVKZyTmQ@mail.gmail.com> <20130113202952.GO1410@funkthat.com> <CAGE5yCpB8dHLn0TaW=r0Ov39owOQVi=X5FFw%2BuQ=qZ9zYi5anA@mail.gmail.com> <20130113224800.GS1410@funkthat.com> <50F33B02.6040303@freebsd.org> <CAJ-Vmo=wz0Z5q27QDaxT7jskBoO9vG_BNwRNA6xizhmSmU-aEA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 01/13/13 15:08, Adrian Chadd wrote: > ... ? > > As an embedded platform, I'd expect that people will want to support > any feature which dramatically boosts performance whilst reducing CPU. > > Also, if Intel decide to keep trying to push low power x86 for mobile > applications, rather than ARM, x86 may just make a resurgence in > places you once thought were servers. > > 32 bit x86 isn't legacy and won't be for a long time to come. > My point was that, for now at least, the systems on which people run i386 kernels are not ones that even have AES-NI, so not worrying about it on i386 for the time being seems reasonable. -Nathan
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