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There’s a single kernel tree containing all the code for all the architectures it supports. The list of architectures supported by the Linux kernel (which isn’t a GNU project) is given by the list of directories in arch. Currently:

  • alpha: Alpha
  • arc: ARC
  • arm: 32-bit ARM
  • arm64: 64-bit ARM (Aarch64)
  • avr32: 32-bit AVR
  • blackfin: Blackfin
  • c6x: C6x
  • cris: ETRAX CRIS
  • frv: Fujitsu FR-V
  • h8300: Hitachi H8
  • hexagon: Qualcomm Hexagon
  • ia64: 64-bit Itanium
  • m32r: Renesas M32R
  • m68k: Motorola 68000
  • metag: Meta FPGAs
  • microblaze: Xilinx MicroBlaze
  • mips: various MIPS
  • mn10300: Panasonic MN10300
  • nios2: Altera Nios II
  • openrisc: OpenRISC (also known as or1k)
  • parisc: PA/RISC
  • powerpc: 32- and 64-bit PowerPC
  • s390: IBM S/390 (64-bit only nowadays)
  • score: SunplusCT S+CORE
  • sh: Hitachi SuperH
  • sparc: 32- and 64-bit SPARC
  • tile: Tilera
  • um: user-mode Linux
  • unicore32: UniCore-32
  • x86: 32- and 64-bit x86 (the latter also known as amd64)
  • xtensa: Tensilica Xtensa

You’ll note that most 32-/64-bit variants have been merged into single arch directories.

The list of architectures supported by the Linux kernel (which isn’t a GNU project) is given by the list of directories in arch. Currently:

  • alpha: Alpha
  • arc: ARC
  • arm: 32-bit ARM
  • arm64: 64-bit ARM (Aarch64)
  • avr32: 32-bit AVR
  • blackfin: Blackfin
  • c6x: C6x
  • cris: ETRAX CRIS
  • frv: Fujitsu FR-V
  • h8300: Hitachi H8
  • hexagon: Qualcomm Hexagon
  • ia64: 64-bit Itanium
  • m32r: Renesas M32R
  • m68k: Motorola 68000
  • metag: Meta FPGAs
  • microblaze: Xilinx MicroBlaze
  • mips: various MIPS
  • mn10300: Panasonic MN10300
  • nios2: Altera Nios II
  • openrisc: OpenRISC (also known as or1k)
  • parisc: PA/RISC
  • powerpc: 32- and 64-bit PowerPC
  • s390: IBM S/390 (64-bit only nowadays)
  • score: SunplusCT S+CORE
  • sh: Hitachi SuperH
  • sparc: 32- and 64-bit SPARC
  • tile: Tilera
  • um: user-mode Linux
  • unicore32: UniCore-32
  • x86: 32- and 64-bit x86 (the latter also known as amd64)
  • xtensa: Tensilica Xtensa

You’ll note that most 32-/64-bit variants have been merged into single arch directories.

There’s a single kernel tree containing all the code for all the architectures it supports. The list of architectures supported by the Linux kernel (which isn’t a GNU project) is given by the list of directories in arch. Currently:

  • alpha: Alpha
  • arc: ARC
  • arm: 32-bit ARM
  • arm64: 64-bit ARM (Aarch64)
  • avr32: 32-bit AVR
  • blackfin: Blackfin
  • c6x: C6x
  • cris: ETRAX CRIS
  • frv: Fujitsu FR-V
  • h8300: Hitachi H8
  • hexagon: Qualcomm Hexagon
  • ia64: 64-bit Itanium
  • m32r: Renesas M32R
  • m68k: Motorola 68000
  • metag: Meta FPGAs
  • microblaze: Xilinx MicroBlaze
  • mips: various MIPS
  • mn10300: Panasonic MN10300
  • nios2: Altera Nios II
  • openrisc: OpenRISC (also known as or1k)
  • parisc: PA/RISC
  • powerpc: 32- and 64-bit PowerPC
  • s390: IBM S/390 (64-bit only nowadays)
  • score: SunplusCT S+CORE
  • sh: Hitachi SuperH
  • sparc: 32- and 64-bit SPARC
  • tile: Tilera
  • um: user-mode Linux
  • unicore32: UniCore-32
  • x86: 32- and 64-bit x86 (the latter also known as amd64)
  • xtensa: Tensilica Xtensa

You’ll note that most 32-/64-bit variants have been merged into single arch directories.

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Stephen Kitt
  • 482.4k
  • 60
  • 1.2k
  • 1.4k

The list of architectures supported by the Linux kernel (which isn’t a GNU project) is given by the list of directories in arch. Currently:

  • alpha: Alpha
  • arc: ARC
  • arm: 32-bit ARM
  • arm64: 64-bit ARM (Aarch64)
  • avr32: 32-bit AVR
  • blackfin: Blackfin
  • c6x: C6x
  • cris: ETRAX CRIS
  • frv: Fujitsu FR-V
  • h8300: Hitachi H8
  • hexagon: Qualcomm Hexagon
  • ia64: 64-bit Itanium
  • m32r: Renesas M32R
  • m68k: Motorola 68000
  • metag: Meta FPGAs
  • microblaze: Xilinx MicroBlaze
  • mips: various MIPS
  • mn10300: Panasonic MN10300
  • nios2: Altera Nios II
  • openrisc: OpenRISC (also known as or1k)
  • parisc: PA/RISC
  • powerpc: 32- and 64-bit PowerPC
  • s390: IBM S/390 (64-bit only nowadays)
  • score: SunplusCT S+CORE
  • sh: Hitachi SuperH
  • sparc: 32- and 64-bit SPARC
  • tile: Tilera
  • um: user-mode Linux
  • unicore32: UniCore-32
  • x86: 32- and 64-bit x86 (the latter also known as amd64)
  • xtensa: Tensilica Xtensa

You’ll note that most 32-/64-bit variants have been merged into single arch directories.