[CentOS-devel] How altarch will be in CentOS 8?

On 03/06/2019 12:32, Fabian Arrotin wrote:
> On 03/06/2019 09:38, Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote:
>> CentOS 7 supports several architectures:
>>
>> - x86-64
>> - aarch64
>> - ppc64le
>> - armhfp
>> - i386
>> - ppc64
>> - power9

Perhaps we should start by looking at that list and deciding which of
them will be supported in el8.

Are all of ppc64le/ppc64 and power9 all going to be valid architectures
in el8?

Is it now time to retire i386 - 32 bit Intel? The last mainstream Intel
processors that were 32 bit only were manufactured in 2005. Yes, there
are some outliers like laptop chips and a few ancient atoms that were 32
bit only for a few more years but the majority of 32 bit only processors
are now 14 years old and will be 24 by the time CentOS 8 goes EOL. I
would suggest that this is put out to grass and left to die. CentOS 7
i386 will be still be around until 2024 when those 32 bit processors
will be close to 20 years old.

Trevor
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