Messages in this thread | | | From | "Adam J. Richter" <> | Date | Wed, 8 Dec 1999 22:38:31 -0800 | Subject | linux-2.3.31: drivers/char/drm/drmP.h does not allow 386 build |
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As of linux-2.3.31, drivers/char/drm/drmP.h deliberately aborts the compile the CPU type in the kernel build is configured to be 386. The problem is that this is the way that one builds a kernel that can run on any x86 (to avoid things like generating the BSWAP instruction, which the 386 lacks). It does not necessarily mean that the CPU is actually a 386. This change to drmP.h makes it impossible to build a fully configured for the full x86 processor family. If there is some reason why the "direct rendering infrastructure" should not run on a 386, then this check should be done at run time, not compile time.
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