Hi, Sorry for the delay, but the below text is appreciated. On 30-09-2021 22:59, Andy Smith wrote: > Thanks. I am not sure whether it fits in "Items not limited to the > upgrade process" or under "Obsolescence and deprecation", but how > about: I think the second one makes more sense. > The Linux kernel no longer provides support for 32-bit Xen > guests in PV mode. > > Users of 32-bit Xen guests should check that they are running in > either PVH or HVM mode before upgrading to bullseye, since as of > v5.9 the Linux kernel will not boot as a 32-bit Xen PV mode > guest. > > You can check which type of Xen guest you are running as > follows: > > <pre> > $ cat /sys/hypervisor/guest_type > PV > </pre> > > If you see <b>PVH</b> or <b>HVM</b> here then you should be safe > to upgrade to bullseye. Upto here, I'm fine. > If it is a requirement to continue using PV mode, the least > disruptive option may be to <a > href="https://wiki.debian.org/CrossGrading";>switch to an amd64 > (64-bit) kernel</a>. It is not necessary to cross-grade the > entire system to amd64. > > Not sure if the last paragraph is appropriate as I'm not sure if > cross-grading like that is considered supported, even though I > suppose multiarch is considered supported, so why not? And here indeed I doubt. If we're unsure, maybe we should express that better. > Anyway, all of this is only for the i386 release notes as amd64 > support has not been dropped. Ack. Paul
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