Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Sun, 3 Nov 2002 23:22:43 +0100 | From | Andries Brouwer <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2/2 2.5.45 cleanup & add original copy_ro/from_user |
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On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 09:24:21PM +0000, Dave Jones wrote:
> As a sidenote, string-486.h has been disabled for years > (Right back to at least 2.0.39 which is the earliest tree I have > to hand right now). It should either be fixed, or considered > worth dropping imo.
--- v1.3.75/linux/include/asm-i386/string.h Wed Feb 28 11:50:11 1996 +++ linux/include/asm-i386/string.h Mon Mar 18 10:52:08 1996 @@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ * byte string operations. But on a 386 or a PPro the * byte string ops are faster than doing it by hand * (MUCH faster on a Pentium). + * + * Also, the byte strings actually work correctly. Forget + * the i486 routines for now as they may be broken.. */ -#if CPU == 486 || CPU == 586 +#if FIXED_486_STRING && (CPU == 486 || CPU == 586) #include <asm/string-486.h> #else
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