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SubjectRe: Kernel cpu selection + other platforms?
On Sun, 20 Jul 1997, Pavel Machek wrote:

> Hi!
>
> > Why not [for main screen]:
> > Intel -> [386-series] -> math-co support?
> > bugfixes? (they had some :)
> > [486-series] -> math-co support?
> > 486-clone? (eg. 386 with delusions)
> > bugfixes - list of bug patches to include
[... clip clip - why not, I wrote it :]
>
> Bad bad bad. What if you want to make kernel that runs on 386 and amd
> k6, fixing bugs of both? You probably want checkbox for every bugfix
> in there.

So have a different bugfix area on a per-platform basis. Whatever.
'sides some bugs only activate when specific processor features are
enabled and THOSE bugs should be per-processor.

Also, bugfixes should only be present as 'optional' if they're
intrusive... as in, they are ONLY usable and detectable on that CPU.

FWIW I consider 'math emulation' a CPU bug :)

If we EVER have cross-platform CPU bugs there's something seriously wrong.

Have a nice week :)
- Teunis


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