Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.2.3-ac1-dj1 | Date | Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:38:28 +0000 (GMT) |
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> > > Differences between Linux 2.2.3-ac1-dj1 and 2.2.3-dj1 > > > o Code to handle f00f bug only compiled in for Pentiums. > > You don't want to do this. Now you have a kernel that boots on a 486 > > and lets users crash the machine > > How so? F00F bug only works on Pentium or have I got this /completely/ > wrong ???
But a 386 kernel boots on a pentium.
> > Not all of which are "fix ups". Some stuff now doesnt build always > Can you provide an example of these failures ? > I tried quite a lot of combinations after making the changes.
The spinlock warnings are intentional - they are natural SMP only things. The warnings from the 8390 driver are because the fields are referenced by some non x86 macros
> really is. As I mentioned on the list recently also, DLink refused > to tell me what was different about the CT528 and a RTL8029, > but they did suggest that they were not the same.
Thats not a reason to bloat the kernel
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