[PATCH v3 0/2] Start removing X86_X32_ABI
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Thu Aug 13 2026 - 07:06:30 EST
Patch #2 prepares the removal of the X32 ABI and has the broader
reasoning. Patch #1 removes x32 from the selftests because it does not
have a depends on and assumes x32 to be always available on x64 and so
it breaks.
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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v2…v3: https://patch.msgid.link/20260707212252.bYk3-AlU@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- added a nolibc-selftests patch to not break it in their setup since
it does not depend on the symbol.
v1…v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260523093734.A3AR7reJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- reworded commit message
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bill Wendling <morbo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>,
Cc: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Neal Gompa <neal@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sam James <sam@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tomas Glozar <tglozar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx>
Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx
To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: linux-kselftest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sebastian Andrzej Siewior (1):
x86: Start removing X86_X32_ABI
Thomas Weißschuh (1):
selftests/nolibc: remove the x32 testcase
arch/x86/Kconfig | 14 --------------
tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile.nolibc | 6 ------
tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/run-tests.sh | 7 +------
3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 26 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 2ee859ebf156157609f71060ae472711c8cbc326
change-id: 20260706-x32_removal-28823498c4a2
Best regards,
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Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>