Re: Proposal: Removing 32 bit support starting from PG17++ - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Michael Paquier
Subject Re: Proposal: Removing 32 bit support starting from PG17++
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In response to Re: Proposal: Removing 32 bit support starting from PG17++  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 10:44:11AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Hans Buschmann <buschmann@nidsa.net> writes:
> > This inspired me to propose dropping 32bit support for PostgreSQL starting with PG17.
>
> I don't think this is a great idea.  Even if Intel isn't interested,
> there'll be plenty of 32-bit left in the lower end of the market
> (think ARM, IoT, and so on).

A few examples of that are the first models of the Raspberry PIs,
which are still produced (until 2026 actually for the first model).
These rely on ARMv6 if I recall correctly, which are 32b.
--
Michael

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