End of Linux Support Marks Final Nail in the Coffin for Intel's Failed Itanium CPUs
Intel's Itanium processors and their IA-64 architecture face another death as Linux support for Itanium is being removed in the upcoming 6.7 release of the Linux kernel. This follows a series of previous setbacks for Itanium, including discontinued improvements, the end of Windows Server updates, and the introduction of AMD's 64-bit processor lineup. The removal of Itanium support in the Linux kernel is due to lack of testing and maintenance. Hewlett-Packard Enterprise will continue to support its last Itanium-based servers until 2025. Additionally, there have been discussions about removing support for Intel's 80486 processors in Linux.