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SubjectRe: [PATCH][2.5] notsc option needs some attention/TLC
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com> writes:


> - a kernel compiled for TSC-only. This one simply will not _work_ without
> a TSC, since it is statically compiled for the TSC case. Here, "notsc"
> simply cannot do anything, so it just prints a message saying that it
> doesn't work.

IMHO, if you boot a "TSC-only" kernel on a machine without TSC, the correct
answer should be

Panic: This kernel is compiled for TSC-only. No TSC found.
Machine halted.

Same goes IMHO for "i686 on lower", "i586 on lower" and so on.

Everything else leads to strange effects and hard to decipher bug
reports. If in doubt, boot i386 compiled kernel.

Regards
Henning



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