Re: [PATCH] x86: Start removing X86_X32_ABI

[H. Peter Anvin]

On June 1, 2026 2:12:09 PM PDT, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>On 2026-05-27 17:57:30 [+0200], John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
>> Hello Sebastian,
>Hi Adrian,
>
>> Debian still has an x32 port which is building unstable packages, see [1].
>
>I am aware that Debian has this. 
>
>> Even Rust works there.
>
>Even rust. You have approx. ~72% of packages
>	https://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph-ports-week-big.png
>
>and peaked at ~90% in 2016 and then again shortly before 2022
>	https://buildd.debian.org/stats/graph-ports-big.png
>
>Some of the big ones are missing like libreoffice, firefox or chromium.
>
>In 2012 x32 was introduced. Around 2013 if I am not mistaken x32 entered
>d-ports. This is where we still are. That is why I think it is time to
>let it rest.
>
>Debian Squeeze and Wheezy had kfreebsd as a tech-preview, sadly not
>more. 
>
>> 
>> Adrian
>
>Sebastian

If someone cares about x32 today it is going to be a user who owns the whole stack, either on servers (with many processes) or embedded.