Messages in this thread | | | From | Øyvind A. Holm <> | Date | Tue, 26 Jul 2016 14:53:24 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] README: Mention when 386 support ended + update obsolete 386 paths |
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On 26 July 2016 at 14:12, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> wrote: > On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:45:43 +0200 Øyvind A. Holm <sunny@sunbase.org> > wrote: > > - Compiling the kernel with "Processor type" set higher than 386 > > will result in a kernel that does NOT work on a 386. The > > - kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up. > > + kernel will detect this on bootup, and give up. The last kernel > > + with support for 386 was version 3.7. > > So we want the documentation to reflect current kernels, not those > from years gone by. I can't think of a reason why this paragraph > should continue to exist at all. Can you make a new version that > removes it altogether?
That was also my first thought, yes. But then I thought, maybe there's some value to that information in case someone wants to try a new kernel on some ancient hardware. But it's probably an unlikely scenario. I'll send a new patch now.
Øyvind
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