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[v3,8/8] SUPPORT.md: write down restriction of 32-bit tool stacks

Message ID 6d6144f6-489e-d9b0-b590-f5d65c385116@suse.com (mailing list archive)
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Jan Beulich April 26, 2022, 10:27 a.m. UTC
Let's try to avoid giving the impression that 32-bit tool stacks are as
capable as 64-bit ones.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
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v2: Wording adjustments as per review discussion.

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Julien Grall June 16, 2023, 8:50 p.m. UTC | #1
Hi Jan,

Sorry for the late reply.

On 26/04/2022 11:27, Jan Beulich wrote:
> Let's try to avoid giving the impression that 32-bit tool stacks are as
> capable as 64-bit ones.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

Acked-by: Julien Grall <jgrall@amazon.com>

Cheers,
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--- a/SUPPORT.md
+++ b/SUPPORT.md
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@  ARM only has one guest type at the momen
 
 ## Toolstack
 
+While 32-bit builds of the tool stack are generally supported, restrictions
+apply in particular when running on top of a 64-bit hypervisor.  For example,
+very large guests aren't expected to be manageable in this case.  This includes
+guests giving the appearance of being large, by altering their own memory
+layouts.
+
 ### xl
 
     Status: Supported