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Subject:    F27 Self Contained Change: No More i686 Kernels
From:       Jaroslav Reznik <jreznik () redhat ! com>
Date:       2017-07-12 12:36:46
Message-ID: CAMDqk54TD8PQWNdxtdiTf4YhWZw-zx+WNhkTUCeogYwbYptRUg () mail ! gmail ! com
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= Proposed Self Contained Change: No More i686 Kernels =
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Stop_Building_i686_Kernels

Change owner(s):
* Justin Forbes <jforbes@fedoraproject.org>

Stop building i686 kernels, reduce the i686 package to a
kernel-headers package that can be used to build 32bit versions of
everything else.

== Detailed Description ==
The i686 kernel is of limited use as most x86 hardware supports 64bit
these days. It has been in a status of "community supported" for
several Fedora releases now. As such, it gets very little testing, and
issues frequently appear upstream. These tend to go unnoticed for long
periods of time. When issues are found, it is often a long time before
they are fixed because they are considered low priority by most
developers upstream. This can leave other architectures waiting for
important updates, and provides a less than desirable experience for
people choosing to run a 32bit kernel. With this proposal, the i686
kernel will no longer be built. A kernel headers package will still
exist, and all 32bit packages should continue to build as normal. The
main difference is there would no longer be bootable 32bit images.

== Scope ==

* Proposal owners:
Changes to the kernel spec to stop the actual i686 builds, but keep
the kernel-headers package.

* Other developers: NA

* Release engineering: [1] (a check of an impact with Release
Engineering is needed)

* List of deliverables: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

* Policies and guidelines: N/A (not a System Wide Change)

* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)

[1] https://pagure.io/releng/issues/6894

Thanks,
Jaroslav
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