Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 14:28:12 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Yuri <yuri@aetern.org> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: git: c16e08e5f324 - main - stand/efi: Retire i386 support Message-ID: <CANCZdfp9J=V8MBQ%2B%2B_WQnF6bU_%2Bpa%2BYYJpnJEewHR5iiYmng5w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <0066785e-4200-9f93-8c16-b57efe2c700e@aetern.org> References: <202305112006.34BK6sca019665@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <0066785e-4200-9f93-8c16-b57efe2c700e@aetern.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, May 11, 2023, 2:16 PM Yuri <yuri@aetern.org> wrote: > Warner Losh wrote: > > The branch main has been updated by imp: > > > > URL: > https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=c16e08e5f324aa119c85e10eaabacbd2abdb40e0 > > > > commit c16e08e5f324aa119c85e10eaabacbd2abdb40e0 > > Author: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> > > AuthorDate: 2023-05-11 20:04:12 +0000 > > Commit: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> > > CommitDate: 2023-05-11 20:06:03 +0000 > > > > stand/efi: Retire i386 support > > > > Remove the i386 ifdefs and files. It never worked. > > > > Sponsored by: Netflix > > Reviewed by: manu, tsoome, kevans > > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D40012 > > As this question seems to be asked a lot on the forums, does this mean > we will never support the 32bit efi booting 64bit OS? > Yes. It means we've given up on that. Such environments are rare these days, as far as I know, so unless someone shows up with something that works perfectly with a qemu testing recipe that we can roll it into out test bed. Plus some kind of info on real hardware that does this that's popular enough to justify inclusion. Warner > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 11, 2023, 2:16 PM Yuri <<a href="mailto:yuri@aetern.org">yuri@aetern.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Warner Losh wrote:<br> > The branch main has been updated by imp:<br> > <br> > URL: <a href="https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=c16e08e5f324aa119c85e10eaabacbd2abdb40e0" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=c16e08e5f324aa119c85e10eaabacbd2abdb40e0</a><br>; > <br> > commit c16e08e5f324aa119c85e10eaabacbd2abdb40e0<br> > Author: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org><br> > AuthorDate: 2023-05-11 20:04:12 +0000<br> > Commit: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org><br> > CommitDate: 2023-05-11 20:06:03 +0000<br> > <br> > stand/efi: Retire i386 support<br> > <br> > Remove the i386 ifdefs and files. It never worked.<br> > <br> > Sponsored by: Netflix<br> > Reviewed by: manu, tsoome, kevans<br> > Differential Revision: <a href="https://reviews.freebsd.org/D40012" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://reviews.freebsd.org/D40012</a><br>; <br> As this question seems to be asked a lot on the forums, does this mean<br> we will never support the 32bit efi booting 64bit OS?<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Yes. It means we've given up on that. Such environments are rare these days, as far as I know, so unless someone shows up with something that works perfectly with a qemu testing recipe that we can roll it into out test bed. Plus some kind of info on real hardware that does this that's popular enough to justify inclusion. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Warner</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> </blockquote></div></div></div>help
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