Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 15:46:03 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>, doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: 56ade3a6b9 - main - 15.0/relnote: Mention 32 bit platform removal Message-ID: <38a8b3fa-cc2b-4147-af5e-d5a18f5476af@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <692df60e.2db03.c846224@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <692df60e.2db03.c846224@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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On 12/1/25 15:09, Alexander Ziaee wrote: > The branch main has been updated by ziaee: > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=56ade3a6b9d0212d307a05b8b32a4d711bf70a3e > > commit 56ade3a6b9d0212d307a05b8b32a4d711bf70a3e > Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2025-12-01 19:04:45 +0000 > Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2025-12-01 19:49:05 +0000 > > 15.0/relnote: Mention 32 bit platform removal > --- > website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc | 3 +++ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc > index d70f7d6053..0b5e1d6d3c 100644 > --- a/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc > +++ b/website/content/en/releases/15.0R/relnotes.adoc > @@ -960,6 +960,9 @@ On amd64, handling of the `%fsbase`/`%gsbase` registers and tls base were rework > gitref:68ba38dad3[repository=src] > {{< sponsored "the FreeBSD Foundation" >}} > > +The venerable i386, armv6, and powerpc platforms have been retired. > +We thank them for their service. Hmm, this probably needs a bit more words as there are some subtle differences here: - armv6 support has been removed entirely, but armv7 support remains. In practice I think this just means that FreeBSD 16 won't run on a system with an ARM CPU older than v7. - For i386 and 32-bit powerpc (and it's worth being explicit about powerpc since sometimes "powerpc" is used as an umbrella term that covers both 32-bit and 64-bit), native kernels are no longer supported, but existing 32-bit binaries can still be executed using 32-bit compatibility mode under a 64-bit kernel. - For armv7, i386, powerpcspe, and powerpc, no release media or other artifacts are provided, nor are any pre-built packages provided. (And this point is perhaps a reason why I think this doesn't belong in a kernel-only section, but a top-level "architectures" section.) -- John Baldwin
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