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DateSun, 22 Oct 2006 20:00:16 +0200
FromAvi Kivity <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/7] KVM: Kernel-based Virtual Machine
Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 07:01:29PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>
>>> What is the point of 32 bit hosts anyway? Isn't this only available
>>> on x86_64 type CPUs in the first place?
>>>
>>>
>> No, 32-bit hosts are fully supported (except a 32-bit host can't run a
>> 32-bit guest).
>>
>
> Again, what's the point? All cpus shipped by Intel and AMD that have
> hardware virtualization extensions also support the 64bit mode. Given
> that I don't see any point for supporting a 32bit host.
>

Existing installations?

Dropping 32-bit host support would certainly kill a lot of #ifdefs and
reduce the amount of testing needed. It would also force me to upgrade
my home machine.

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